Neighbors are helping neighbors, and ranchers are helping other ranchers to evacuate livestock, especially southwest of Meeker, as the Lee Fire grew to an estimated 58,700 acres by Thursday evening.

Two uncontained wildfires have charred thousands of acres and reached within a mile of the Western Slope town of Meeker, ...

Fire officials say the Lee Fire created a large smoke cloud that collapsed, causing the fire to jump Highway 13. As of August 7, ″Winds have increased, creating some increased fire behavior with smoke ...

Meeker is on pre-evacuation status as the Lee Fire and Elk Fire grow in size. An evacuation center is set up in Craig.