Colorado Wildfire - Rocky Mountain Voice

By Jonathan Ingraham, Michael Braithwaite | The Gazette 'I've got some cattle whose feet are going to fall off, their backs so burnt that their hide is cracking and breaking,' one rancher said. Cattle feverishly mooed in the middle of the early August night, an unusual sound to hear at that hour. Their unease was brought on by the Lee fire, which was quickly encroaching upon their enclosure at the 103-year-old Halandras family ranch, about 23 miles south of Meeker. The wildfire that started from lightning strikes on Aug. 2 was devouring prime northwestern Colorado grazing land that the family — and other ranchers — rely on faster than emergency crews could contain a stable fire line. Regas K. Halandras recalled family members and ranch hands jumping into act...

By Óscar Contreras | Denver7 The wildfire burning southwest of Meeker surpassed the size of the Hayman Fire, which burned 137,760 acres in 2002. RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — The Lee Fire burning in Rio Blanco County became the fourth-largest blaze in Colorado history Monday,a little more than three weeks after igniting southwest of Meeker. As of Monday, the fire has burned 138,844 acres and is 90% contained. Previously known as the Lee and Grease Fire, the blaze has surpassed the 416 Fire (2018), the West Fork Fire (2013), the Missionary Ridge Fire (2002), and the High Park Fire (2012) in size after scorching more than 100,000 acres of land in just eight days, according to fire officials. Severe drought conditions combined with several days of red flag warnings along Col...

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Colorado Ranchers Face Lasting Struggles After Lee Fire Scorches 137,000 Acres

Lee Fire Near Meeker Grows To Fourth-Largest In Colorado History

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