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Wildfire continues to burn in Garfield County

The county's emergency alert website indicates the fire is burning on County Road 309, just south of Interstate 70, between ...

Containment efforts gaining ground in multiple Colorado wildfires

Colorado firefighters have continued making progress as they battle several large wildfires burning across the western part ...

Parachute Wildfire Evacuation Map: Highway 6 Closed, Emergency Crews Battle Blaze Near Rulison

The Cottonwood Flat Fire in Parachute, CO, has triggered evacuations within one mile of 1800 County Road 309 and closed ...

Cottonwood Flat Fire 35% contained

The fire in Garfield County is estimated at 310 acres.
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Crews making progress on Colorado's 5 wildfires: Here's the latest on each

Denver7 has been tracking the fires all week on Colorado's Western Slope and here’s an update on each of the five wildfires ...
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Rainy weather helps crews make progress on Western Slope fires, but also brings possibility of flash flooding in burn scars

An air-quality alert remains in effect until Saturday at 9 a.m. for Mesa and Montrose counties due to lingering wildfire ...

Ash, debris in Battlement Mesa’s water system: Water restrictions in place

Following a vegetation fire, Cottonwood Flat Fire, sparked in Garfield County, water restrictions are in place for area ...