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Evacuations ordered due to Cottonwood Flat Fire in western Colorado north of Parachute
Colorado officials have ordered evacuations due to a fire burning in Garfield County. The Garfield County Emergency Community ...
Western storms pose new risk for wildfires
ABC News senior meteorologist Melissa Griffin tracks the Western weather that could pose a risk for new wildfires, plus the tropical threat on the Gulf Coast.
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Cooler weather helps slow spread of Western Slope wildfires, including South Rim fire
Favorable weather helped crews gain ground, but the area remains packed with dry vegetation ready to fuel multiple wildfires.
Drought conditions fuel fires across the western U.S. as Canada faces one of its worst fire seasons on record
There are also many major fires burning in Canada since May. So far this year 13.8 million acres have burned across the ...
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Western Pines fire near Davenport destroys 21 homes, containment at 40%
The Western Pines Fire, which ignited last week, has scorched nearly 6,000 acres, 13 miles north of Davenport. The blaze ...
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Wildfires Could Worsen From Wind in the Forecast
They may even worsen because of the wind feeding oxygen to the fire and transporting embers from active fire zones. The National Weather Service continues to issue Air Quality Alerts for Mesa, ...
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Why is it so hazy in Colorado? Smoke from multiple wildfires wafts toward I-70 corridor
A haze of smoke from wildfires burning in Colorado wafted into counties along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor on ...
Wildfire resistance found in aspen tree populations
A new study from Colorado State University, Western Colorado University and the U.S. Forest Service found evidence that ...