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Oak brush producing flammable oils near Turner Gulch/Wright Draw fires
The Turner Gulch and Wright Draw wildfires have combined to burn nearly 16,000 acres near Gateway as of Thursday morning.
Mesa County wildfire grows to more than 13,000 acres
Crews are battling the Turner Gulch and Wright Draw fires near Gateway in Mesa County. Evacuations are in place.
KJCT2h
How fire crew are dealing with wildfires
The Turner Gulch and Wright Draw Fires are being worked on by the Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team One, who ...
Colorado Public Radio5h
Cooler weather helps slow spread of Western Slope wildfires, including South Rim fire
Favorable weather helped crews gain ground, but the area remains packed with dry vegetation ready to fuel multiple wildfires.
Here are all the wildfires burning in Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis issued a disaster declaration Sunday for five wildfires burning in several of the state's counties. Here's ...
KJCT20h
UPDATE: Fire officials hold meeting for the Turner Gulch and Wright Draw fires
Fire officials are hosting a meeting on the Turner Gulch and Wright Draw fires at the Gateway Community Center on Wednesday ...
Colorado Public Radio2d
Turner Gulch fire now largest burning within Colorado after it quadruples in size
Afternoon thunderstorms on the Western Slope have fanned the flames with gusty winds. Meaningful rain isn’t expected until ...
SummitDaily.com1d
Why is it so hazy in Colorado? Smoke from multiple wildfires wafts toward I-70 corridor
A haze of smoke from wildfires burning in Colorado wafted into counties along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor on ...
The Colorado Sun8h
Crews start to contain some of the 5 wildfires burning in western Colorado amid ongoing dry conditions
The Sowbelly fire, burning 2,274 acres in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area west of Delta, was 16% contained ...
WesternSlopeNow.com on MSN1d
Inside the Turner Gulch and Wright Draw Fire central command room
Most of the time, the Clifton Community Center is filled with the sound of a basketball bouncing on the floor or a volleyball ...
“Rapidly moving” South Rim fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park forces more evacuations
Rapid growth on the South Rim fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park forced immediate evacuations in Montrose ...