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PHOTOS: Inside the Turner Gulch fire burn zone, Colorado’s largest active wildfire
The largest wildfire burning in Colorado, the Turner Gulch fire, had scorched 13,984 acres of Mesa County as of Wednesday night, fire officials said. That’s more than half the burn area from all ...
Colorado wildfires: Four Western Slope fires growing on thousands of acres
The growth of one wildfire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope has slowed to a crawl, but four others continue to scorch ...
Longmont Times-Call19h
Colorado wildfires: Five fires on Western Slope burn nearly 21,000 acres
Four of the five wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope have together consumed nearly 21,000 acres, according to fire ...
KREX Grand Junction on MSN23h
High winds, low rain chances expected as Turner Gulch fire nears 14K acres
The Turner Gulch wildfire continues to wreak havoc on the Western Slope, as Wednesday’s update had the blaze near 14,000 ...
Greeley Tribune19h
Colorado wildfires: 5 fires on Western Slope destroy more than 19,300 acres
Four of the five wildfires burning in Colorado have together consumed more than 19,300 acres, according to fire ...
Colorado Public Radio17h
Turner Gulch fire continues to grow as officials hope rain brings relief
Firefighters continue to battle several wildfires raging on the Western Slope. The Turner Gulch fire nearly doubled in size overnight to about 14,000 acres with zero percent containment. The fire ...
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Wildfires Continue to Burn in Several Colorado Counties
The largest wildfire burning in Colorado, the Turner Gulch fire, had scorched 15,071 acres in Mesa County as of Thursday morning, fire officials said. That's more than half the burn area from all the ...
KREX Grand Junction on MSN15h
Inside the Turner Gulch and Wright Draw Fire central command room
Most of the time, the Clifton Community Center is filled with the sound of a basketball bouncing on the floor or a volleyball ...
Colorado Public Radio21h
Western Slope evacuees in limbo as crews work to stymie wildfire growth
She and her family live along Highway 141 in Unaweep Canyon, which stretches from Whitewater to Gateway. Her home is in the ...
Colorado wildfire updates: Here’s where the 5 fires burning on the Western Slope stand
Four fires burning more than 20,000 acres on Colorado’s Western Slope are still mostly uncontained, and a 14,000-acre fire ...
Turner Gulch Fire in western Colorado grows to nearly 14,000 acres; evacuations in place
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - As wildfires continue to consume acreage in western Colorado, officials say one of the blazes has exploded in size, ballooning from about 1,400 acres Monday to more than 12 ...