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Mutual aid was key to early response efforts, with several surrounding districts and departments sending firefighting support. The State of Colorado and U.S. Forest Service also sent support.
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A wildfire in the northern part of Colorado's Chaffee County destroyed two homes on Thursday and it is threatening dozens of others.
Two homes were destroyed, but no deaths or injuries were reported, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office.
A look at the nearly 10 wildfires burning across Colorado's Western Slope that have consumed over 10,000 acres.
A wildfire and a structure fire started on Thursday in northern Chaffee County. The sheriff's office said evacuations were being ordered in the Mountain View Estates neighborhood. The fire is located in an area north of Buena Vista. It was putting up heavy smoke after 2 p.m.
The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday that they are allowing a partial reentry into the Mountain View Fire burn area.
The Board of County Commissioners and County leadership extend our deepest gratitude to the dozens of heroic responders from the numerous different
About 140 miles west, the South Rim fire burning in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park grew to 1,640 acres and forced mandatory evacuations in Montrose County on Friday night.