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A restriction on boating on the western side of Blue Mesa Reservoir, where just days ago massive firefighting planes scooped up tons of water to fight the South Rim fire, has been lifted as crews reach more containment of the South Rim fire.
The growth of one wildfire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope has slowed to a crawl, but four others continue to scorch thousands of acres, fire officials said.
According to the latest census report, Erie is the 15th fastest-growing town in the country, and now its emergency services and public works are trying to keep up.
As firefighters continue to increase the level of containment, investigators say they have identified the cause and arrested a suspect for the 17,000-acre Deer Creek Fire.
A Thunderbolts writer noted that a Saturday game had to be moved to Woodbridge, Va., "due to the infamous fire station incident."
A brush fire was reported Tuesday afternoon in Douglas County, just a few miles from fires that broke out Sunday that forced the evacuations of the town of Louviers.
At just over 12,900 acres, the fire is bigger than all the other western slope fires combined and is one of several fires that prompted Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to issue a disaster declaration on Sunday.
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As firefighters continue to increase the level of containment, investigators say they have identified the cause and arrested a suspect for the 17,000-acre Deer Creek Fire.
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KREX Grand Junction on MSNRare Access: Inside the base camp battling Colorado’s largest burning wildfireBuilt in under 2 days, this base camp is where strategy meets survival. At the heart of it all: Rocky Mountain Incident Team 1. When wildfires get too big or dangerous for local crews to handle alone,