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Plateau Fire reaches 19,554 acres as interior pocket burns

Incident command team expects smoke will fade

August 18, 2018

San Juan National Forest lifts most closures near Burro Fire

Loop, Gold Run trails remain closed

August 16, 2018

Bull Draw Fire northwest of Nucla grows to 26,370 acres

pushes south into 2004 burn scar

August 15, 2018

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UPDATE: Plateau Fire grows; containment remains 95 percent

crews set up camp at fire’s northwestern edge

August 15, 2018

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Air quality advisory issued for much of Western Colorado

Wildfires’ smoke affecting most of the state

August 14, 2018

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Burro Fire likely to have minor increase in erosion, runoff

Assessment finds only 17 percent of area sustained significant soil burn

August 13, 2018

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Plateau Fire 93 percent contained

Dolores-Norwood Road and Boggy Draw area reopen Monday

August 12, 2018

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New Mesa Verde fire blamed on lightning strike

Canyon Fire reported on east side of national park

August 12, 2018

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Fairgrounds ‘a petting zoo’ of Plateau Fire evacuees

shelter offers place for dogs, cats

August 12, 2018

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Plateau Fire hits 16,300 acres; pre-evacuation lifted

Dolores-Norwood Road to reopen Monday morning

August 11, 2018

Flash flood warning issued for 416 Fire burn scar

flood warning issued for 416 Fire burn scar

August 10, 2018

Bull Draw Fire north of Nucla grows 11,000 acres in three days

is top priority; total reaches 19,900 acres

August 10, 2018

Plateau Fire forces Escalante bike race to new location

will be held at the Sage Hen area west of Dolores

August 9, 2018

Plateau Fire hits 13,084 acres; crews extend fire lines

Lightning strikes reported, but no new fires were found

August 9, 2018

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Bull Draw Fire jumps to 7,899 acres; containment unchanged

weather expected; crews work to protect houses

August 9, 2018

Fire at Mesa Verde’s far southeast border reaches 185 acres

erupts at park’s border

August 6, 2018

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Bull Draw Fire containment grows to 35 percent

build ‘solid containment line along the east flank’

August 3, 2018

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Plateau Fire north of Dolores grows to 4,450 acres

Closures include Dolores-Norwood, House Creek roads

August 3, 2018

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Plateau Fire north of Dolores grows to 3,400 acres

quality advisory includes Montezuma, Dolores counties

August 1, 2018

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Firefighters dousing 3-acre fire on Missionary Ridge

Lightning-caused fire smolders in old burn scar north of Durango

July 31, 2018

Post-burn study begins for Burro Fire

flows, hazardous trees will be analyzed

July 25, 2018

Study looks at how burning, thinning improve forest health

Lewis College professor leads effort near Pagosa Springs

July 22, 2018

Satellite imagery company launches wildfire Twitter feed

This image released by Descartes Labs shows its graphic image made infrared light readings of a wildfire also called the…

July 22, 2018

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Unforeseen breaks helped firefighters during 416 Fire

Hurricane Bud’s remnants, timing of fire’s start helped offset tough natural setting

July 19, 2018