Tag: oil springs fire
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Wet week tamps down fires, higher temps could increase fire danger
A wet week tamped down wildfires across the Western Slope and helped firefighters control their spread, however over the coming week fire danger could be higher with hotter temperatures. Firefighting crews on the state’s three largest fires all made significant progress thanks in part to rain, higher humidity and lower temperatures. The Oil Springs fire…
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Colorado wildfire roundup: Rain Thursday helped slow fires
Rain slowed the major fires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope on Thursday helping firefighters to work on containing the blazes. However, conditions are expected to dry out next week and the fires are likely to heat up again. Monsoons have largely failed three years in a row on the Western Slope and snowpack was below…
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Colorado wildfire roundup: A look at 5 large fires burning across the state
As Colorado experiences a wave of record-breaking heat and dry weather, wildfires have begun to burn throughout the state. The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings until Tuesday evening in several counties, including Grand, Jackson and Summit. Here are some of the large, active wildfires burning throughout Colorado as of 3 p.m. Monday, according…
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Oil Springs Fire near Rangely explodes to 5,000 acres
The Oil Springs Fire which started Friday grew, by thousands of acres overnight despite firefighting efforts, the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office said. As of 2 a.m. Monday, the fire had burned 5,000 acres — up from only 500 acres Sunday afternoon and 20 acres Saturday morning. The fire is at 0% containment, deputies said.…