Colorado declares disaster as wildfires spread rapidly, prompting National Guard aid
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Two large wildfires in northwestern Colorado, the Lee and Elk fires, have burned nearly 60,000 acres amid hot, dry, and windy conditions, prompting the mobilization of the National Guard and ongoing firefighting efforts, with forecasts predicting continued extreme fire danger due to dry fuels and high winds.
- National Guard called to help firefighters battling “really, really fast” wildfires in northwestern Colorado The Colorado Sun
- Here are all of the wildfires burning in Colorado KUSA.com
- Rio Blanco fires remain zero percent contained Thursday morning; Evacuation shelters established in Craig and Rangely Steamboat Pilot
- U.S. 40 closed near Maybell CraigDailyPress.com
- Gov. Polis declares state of disaster for Western Slope wildfires, Lee and Grease fires merge overnight Colorado Public Radio
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