Fort Collins, wildfire and Evacuations
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A fast-moving wildfire caused evacuations for people living near Matheson on Colorado’s Eastern Plains on Tuesday afternoon, according to Elbert County officials.
The proposed changes to the fire code would establish a new class of restrictions for the grassland areas on Colorado Springs' east side.
Authorities ordered evacuations in parts of Colorado Wednesday as wind-driven wildfires flared along the Front Range and Eastern Plains. The latest blazes included a grass fire in Thornton that forced neighborhood evacuations and a separate wildfire that ...
DENVER, Colo. — The Lee Fire burning southwest of Meeker was downgraded in size Wednesday after fire officials said better mapping lead to a better estimate of the fire size. On Monday, fire officials said the slow-moving blaze had burned 138,844 acres ...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect acreage mapped by first responders on Tuesday, Aug. 26, reducing its position among Colorado’s largest historic fires. DENVER (KDVR) — The Lee Fire is poised to become the fourth biggest wildfire ...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) wants to remind the Colorado outdoor community that the Colorado Trail Explorer (COTREX) mobile app displays active fire alerts, including wildfires and prescribed burns in covered areas. The COTREX app is a ...
Rain showers will start Sunday across Colorado, including on the drought-stricken Western Slope, where multiple wildfires are burning on hundreds of square miles, and continue through at least midweek, according to the National Weather Service. Four ...
Jennifer McRae is a digital media producer for CBS Colorado with more than 25 years of experience in news. Jennifer is part of the digital team recognized for excellence for Best Website several times by the Colorado Broadcasters Association. A wildfire on ...
Five people, including four firefighters, were injured in the fire but are expected to survive. Additional information on their injuries was not available.
Colorado Springs officials are proposing a new wildfire risk zone on the city’s east side to meet state-mandated safety requirements. The plan would introduce two
MEEKER | Colorado’s new wildfire construction code will soon shape how homes and other buildings are built and remodeled in wildfire‑prone areas. The Wildfire Resiliency Code, created under Senate Bill 23‑166 and finalized in July 2025,