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Colorado Public Radio26m
Corrections facility evacuated as Lee Fire spreads southeast, becomes state’s 6th largest of all time
Colorado corrections officials began evacuating 179 inmates from a facility near Rifle Saturday as Garfield County issued ...
Correctional Center in Garfield County evacuated due to Lee Fire threat
DENVER ( KDVR) — 179 individuals in custody at Rifle Correctional Center are being evacuated due to the Lee Fire in Rio ...
KJCT1h
More evacuations ordered due to Lee Fire
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office has issued a mandatory evacuation due to the Lee Fire.
KOAA News51h
Inmates from Rifle Correctional Center evacuated due to conditions of the Lee Fire
The Colorado Department of Corrections has evacuated inmates in the Rifle Correctional Center due to the conditions of the Lee Fire.
Glenwood Springs Post Independent3h
Evacuation order issued in Garfield County due to Elk and Lee fires
Evacuation Zone 70, located northwest of Rifle, was elevated to “GO” (Red) Evacuate NOW status at about 2 p.m. Saturday due ...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis expands emergency declaration to include Lee Fire after merging with Grease Fire
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday expanded an emergency declaration issued earlier this week for the Elk Fire to include ...
KJCT44m
WILDFIRE LATEST: Lee fire grows rapidly overnight
The Leroux Fire near Hotchkiss has burned 195 acres, and firefighters have dramatically increased the fire’s containment to ...
Colorado Public Radio2d
Gov. Polis calls in National Guard after Lee fire doubles in size, threatening town of Meeker
The Lee fire is now the largest burning in the state, after it more than doubled overnight Wednesday from 22,000 to 45,000 ...