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Together, five wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope have consumed hundreds of square miles, destroying at least five ...
Colorado has seen about 190,000 acres destroyed by wildfires this summer. See the latest maps and evacuation news.
A fire burning near the town of Pagosa Springs is nearly 50% contained, and Archuleta County officials say evacuations due to ...
FEMA has announced the authorized use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Oak Fire burning in Archuleta ...
New evacuations were called today in Garfield County, on the southern edge of the fire, close to Rifle. The fire is more than ...
ARCHULETA COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A wildfire burning in southwest Colorado is now 14 percent contained, but officials warn evacuees it’s still not safe to return home. As of Tuesday morning, the Oak ...
A fast-moving wildland fire dubbed the Oak Fire is prompting urgent evacuations in Archuleta County, Colorado. Authorities ...
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has made a verbal declaration for a fire burning in Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County. The Oak ...
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FEMA to provide funds to battle Oak Fire

FEMA announced it authorized the use of federal funds on Monday afternoon to aid firefighting costs for the Oak Fire in ...
The Lee Fire near the town of Meeker in Rio Blanco County has grown to be the fifth-largest wildfire in state history as crews continued to battle fires in several parts of Colorado on Monday. Dry ...
Archuleta County, with a population of about 14,000 people, contributes about $130,000 a year, and La Plata County, with a population of about 56,000 people, contributes around $545,000 a year to ...
Archuleta County is tightening its belt. It has to in the wake of a failed ballot measure that would have increased taxes to pay for a new jail, said county Commissioner Steve Wadley.