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Wildfire north of McPhee Reservoir contained, Forest Service says

Crews from 3 districts responded to Hoppe Point Fire

DATE: Sep 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest Service spends record $2B battling forest fires

WASHINGTON – The Forest Service has spent more than $2 billion battling forest fires around the country – a new record as wildfires blacken the American West in one of the nation’s worst fir...

DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Erratic winds spread small lightning-caused fire in Colorado

The Associated Press MAYBELL – A lightning-caused wildfire in northwestern Colorado is threatening some structures as erratic winds push the flames in multiple directions. ...

DATE: Sep 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The U.S. West had a snowy winter, so why the fiery summer?

Hot weather hastened snowmelt

DATE: Sep 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Crews monitoring small fire on Missionary Ridge

Smoke visible from highway

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Crews using burnout operations on Draw Fire

Small blaze is near Dolores

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Quarter-acre fire burning on Missionary Ridge

Firefighters were monitoring a quarter-acre fire Thursday about three miles southwest of Henderson Lake in the Bear Creek drainage on Missionary Ridge. Smoke from the small, light...

DATE: Sep 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

UPDATE: Boggy Draw fire outside Dolores grows

Draw Fire at 40 acres as firefighters work toward containment

DATE: Sep 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

National park icons threatened by wind-frenzied wildfires

HELENA, Mont. – Winds wreaked havoc on wildfires that were threatening two crown jewels of the National Park Service on Monday, pushing the flames toward manmade and natural icons in and aro...

DATE: Sep 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News