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Colorado wildfires: Crosho fire near Yampa doubles in size

Five active wildfires — the Lee, Elk, Oak, Stoner Mesa and Crosho fires — have charred more than 146,000 acres, or 228 square ...
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Smoke from fires on the Western Slope are producing dangerous air quality across much of the state

While the smoke is worst along the Western Slope where the fires are burning, levels are also fluctuating on the Front Range.

Colorado sees record-breaking number of fire weather warnings

There have been fire weather warnings in 11 of the first 14 days of August, with a record-breaking 21 warnings issued by the National Weather Service this month.

Pyrocumulus ‘fire clouds’ cause wildfire to spread in Colorado: What are they?

As multiple fires are burning near Colorado’s western slope, a weather phenomenon known as pyrocumulus or fire clouds have ...
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Western Colorado under fire weather watches as temps near 100 degrees

With any luck today, smoke should begin dissipating from the valley area as temperatures climb to nearly 100 degrees.

Flight data paints wild picture as aerial firefighting operations target Western Slope

Firefighting aircraft battle multiple wildfires in western Colorado, with 41 planes and helicopters deployed to protect over ...

Wildfire forced closure of westbound lanes of Colorado's I-70 between Parachute and Rifle

A wildfire forced the closure of westbound lanes of I-70 between Parachute and Rifle on Thursday afternoon in Colorado's ...