Containment Increases as Colorado’s Lee Fire Grows to 133,841 Acres

Relief for Meeker as Lee Fire pushes south

When the Lee Fire jumped Colorado Highway 13 in Rio Blanco County on Aug. 6, the town of Meeker was under threat. Spreading north under red flag conditions, the flames threatened several homes east of the town. Pre-evacuation orders were issued and the community waited with bated breath to learn its fate. “Our strategy was to try to hold it at Highway 13 and we were doing this with a small group of people, nothing like we see here today,” said R…

Containment increases as Colorado’s Lee Fire grows to 133,841 acres

The Lee Fire grew by nearly 12,000 acres on Thursday amid hot, windy conditions, but fire crews gained ground — pushing containment to 12% as of Friday morning, the highest yet in the fight against what’s now one of the largest wildfires in Colorado history. Friday update:  Currently, over 1,200 personnel are working to contain the Elk and Lee fires, utilizing almost 30 hand crews, 82 engines, 14 aircrafts and 41 pieces of heavy equipment, accor…

Lee fire prompts evacuation in Garfield County as containment grows

The Lee fire prompted an evacuation in Garfield County Thursday as crews began to reach further containment of the now 133,000-acre fire.

Crews gain containment on Lee fire as Colorado governor issues disaster declaration

GRAND JUNCTION – Good news arrived to the Western Slope. While the Lee Fire continues to grow in acreage, containment has gone up and the fire lines have held. A new executive order issued Thursday by...