Wildfire activity picked up in Colorado over the weekend, with the Elk Fire consuming more than 2,000 acres since lightning sparked it on Aug. 1, according to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office.

Firefighters across Colorado are having varying levels of success battling at least five wildfires in the state while watching a sixth that started in Utah. Gov. Jared Polis declared disasters in ...

COLORADO, USA — Fire crews in Colorado are responding to multiple wildfires burning across the state. Gov. Jared Polis (D) issued a disaster declaration on July 13 for five wildfires burning in ...

Update 8 p.m.: A new wildfire burning south of Interstate 70 near Rifle forced mandatory evacuations Thursday night, county officials said. JULY 18 UPDATE: Colorado wildfires: Crews bring largest fire ...

A monsoonal weather system is expected to bring rain to Colorado’s drought-stricken Western Slope in the coming days, dampening wildfires that have charred hundreds of square miles but also raising ...

DENVER – Three fires burning on Colorado’s western slope have spread to more than 22,000 acres and forced ongoing evacuations, fire officials said Wednesday. Disaster declarations have been issued for ...

Rain showers will start Sunday across Colorado, including on the drought-stricken Western Slope, where multiple wildfires are burning on hundreds of square miles, and continue through at least midweek ...

Fueled by hot summer weather and persistent drought conditions across the western half of the state, wildfires as of Aug. 8 had burned more than 100,000 acres in Colorado in 2025. By that time it was ...

Five wildfires continued to burn across Colorado’s Western Slope on Wednesday with minimal containment, although firefighters managed to prevent more large runs of fire growth and protected almost all ...