Wildfire

SILVERTON – A wildfire burning in the San Juan Mountains west of Silverton slowed its spread Tuesday after roaring to life Monday, scorching 508 acres and trapping 23 hikers on the popular...

A wildfire that broke out Monday west of Silverton in the San Juan Mountains, trapping about 20 hikers near the popular Ice Lakes trailhead, quickly grew to an estimated 320 acres by the end of the...

Firefighters are monitoring a wildfire that started this week deep in the Weminuche Wilderness in an area blanketed in beetle-kill trees, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Forest Service...

The 6-acre Needles Fire was listed as fully contained Sunday night with firefighters continuing to mop up and monitor the burn area. Esther Godson, spokeswoman with the San Juan National Forest,...

Some 20 firefighters worked to complete and secure fire lines and to began mop up operations Sunday around the 6-acre Needles Fire, burning near Lift 2 of Purgatory Resort. The wildfire was listed...

Fire crews reached 65% containment on the Needles Fire near Purgatory Resort as of Saturday. The Needles Fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in 3 to 5 acres of mixed conifer near Lift 2 at...

The Needles Fire near Lift 2 at Purgatory Resort was listed at 6 acres in size Thursday afternoon with limited growth overnight and no growth during the day. Esther Godson, spokeswoman with the San...

A wildfire, dubbed “The Needles Fire,” broke out about 3 p.m. Wednesday near Purgatory Resort. Two single-engine air tankers and more than 20 firefighters were working the blaze Wednesday...

Restrictions on fires and open burning remain active throughout Southwest Colorado. In late August, Gov. Jared Polis issued a statewide fire ban on campfires and other open burning as wildfires...

There was a bit of a mystery Friday about what was causing the hazy skies across Southwest Colorado. San Juan Basin Public Health posted to social media that the skies were filled with smoke from...