South Rim Fire Engulfs Black Canyon
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The South Rim Fire and other western slope blazes led to three Colorado counties being declared disasters. See the latest map of the fires.
Colorado officials are thanking firefighters for their quick action after multiple fires threatened nearby homes.
Planning a trip to a Colorado area that's experiencing a wildfire? This app can help you track them to keep yourself safe.
Two federal lawmakers from Colorado are calling on the U.S. Air Force to upgrade its fleet of firefighting planes. In a July 1 letter to Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink, Reps. Joe Neguse
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A two-alarm vegetation fire in unincorporated Douglas County prompted an evacuation alert being sent to residents in the Colorado town of Louviers on Sunday afternoon. By Sunday evening, that order had been lifted.
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, a popular outdoor destination in western Colorado, was closed to the public after a wildfire on the South Rim rapidly doubled in size.
The fires varied in size but have already forced several evacuations and pre-evacuation notices, closed a national park, and the Deer Creek Fire near the Utah state line has already destroyed at least five buildings.
The smoke Tuesday morning is likely to be the most noticeable we've seen so far this year in Denver. DENVER — The Denver area could see smoke and haze on Tuesday morning from wildfires burning in northern Arizona and southern Utah. The smoke on Tuesday morning is likely to be the most noticeable we've seen so far this year in Denver.