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Deer Creek Fire over 14,000 acres, has damaged 13 structures; expected to move northeast through Colorado
The fire that sparked in southeastern Utah last week and crossed into southwestern Colorado this week has damaged over a ...
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Deer Creek Fire crosses into Colorado from Utah as containment grows to 7%
At just over 12,900 acres, the fire is bigger than all the other western slope fires combined and is one of several fires ...
Deer Creek Fire, at almost 9,000 acres, nearing Colorado-Utah state line
A rapidly growing and still-uncontained fire that's already destroyed five buildings in eastern Utah is fast approaching the ...
Deer Creek Fire grows to 14,760 acres; moves into Colorado
The Deer Creek fire that started near Old La Sal July 10 grew to 14,760 acres on Tuesday, July 15 and remained at 7% ...
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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 ...
There are 5 active wildfires on Colorado's western slope. Here are the latest updates
Crews are fighting five western slope blazes, including the fast-growing Turner Gulch Fire. See the latest map of the Colorado fires.
Colorado wildfires: Five fires on western slope destroy more than 19,300 acres
Four of the five wildfires burning in Colorado have together consumed more than 19,300 acres, according to fire ...
Colorado wildfires: Turner Gulch fire explodes to 8,100 acres in Mesa County, “extreme fire behavior” expected
The nearly 13,000-acre wildfire burning in eastern Utah crossed the Colorado border Monday night, joining four other fires ...
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Deer Creek Fire continues to spread into Colorado
The fire, which started on July 10 in Utah and spread nearly 15,000 acres, has provided quite the challenge for firefighters.
Are you scared of fires or tornadoes? Buckle up, because Utah just combined them.
Utah fire fighters working to suppress the Deer Creek Fire Saturday witnessed the fire react to atmospheric conditions to form a rare fire-induced tornado, or firenado for short.
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Colorado wildfires: Five fires on Western Slope burn nearly 21,000 acres
Four of the five wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope have together consumed nearly 21,000 acres, according to fire ...
Deer Creek Fire, at almost 13,000 acres, crosses into Colorado from Utah as containment grows to 7%
The Deer Creek Fire, which started in eastern Utah and has already destroyed several structures, has crossed the state line into Colorado, state fire officials said.