According to a news release, the fire ignited on Monday on Routt National Forest land and has since burned an estimated 1,700 total acres, with roughly 600 on state and private lands in Rio Blanco and ...

At least 15 fires have burned more than 209,000 acres across Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Grand, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, and Rio ...

The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 between Rifle and Parachute are closed Thursday afternoon as fire crews battle a brush ...

Wildfire officials say the fires that have burned more than 130,000 acres in Rio Blanco County have destroyed five homes.

The 1,700-acre Crosho Fire that began Monday is one of many severe fires burning in the state. Four other fires already have ...

Crosho Fire (Rio Blanco County)1,7000%Turner Gulch Fire (Gateway)29,06851%Stoner Mesa Fire (Rico, CO)7,3900%Leroux Fire (Hotchkiss)19590%This table was last updated at 12:30 p.m. on 8/14/2025.The Lee ...

The 4,232-acre South Rim fire sparked during a lightning storm on July 10, forcing evacuations and shutting down the entirety ...

Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency for the Crosho Fire in South Routt and Rio Blanco counties Wednesday evening.

Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency for the Crosho Fire in South Routt and Rio Blanco counties Wednesday evening.

Gov. Jared Polis has declared a disaster emergency for the Crosho Fire, which has burned 1,700 acres in Rio Blanco and Routt counties since it started on Aug. 11.