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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel9h
Turner Gulch Fire now 34% contained; Highway 141 evacuations lifted
The Turner Gulch Fire near Gateway has reached 15,286 acres as of Friday afternoon, but firefighting personnel have contained ...
Colorado wildfires: Crews bring largest fire under 34% containment
Fire crews working across western Colorado made more progress containing and slowing the growth of several wildfires Thursday ...
Colorado Public Radio18h
Rainy weather helps crews make progress on Western Slope fires, but also brings possibility of flash flooding in burn scars
An air-quality alert remains in effect until Saturday at 9 a.m. for Mesa and Montrose counties due to lingering wildfire ...
Turner Gulch Fire in Mesa County 34% contained, Wright Draw Fire remains at 448 acres
The Turner Gulch Fire has reached 15,286 acres with 34% containment, while the Write Draw fire remains at 448 acres and 0% contained, according to fire officials.
KREX Grand Junction on MSN1d
Oak brush producing flammable oils near Turner Gulch/Wright Draw fires
The Turner Gulch and Wright Draw wildfires have combined to burn nearly 16,000 acres near Gateway as of Thursday morning.
KJCT9h
GJFD crews deployed to California return to Colorado
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A local wildland team deployed to California has returned home. The Grand Junciton Fire ...
WDEL15h
Delaware's own fire crews set to assist the containment of Colorado's 15,000 acres ablaze
The Delaware Forest Service is moving one of its new fire engines and some of its own crew to the Turner Gulch wildfire in ...
Colorado wildfires: Cottonwood Flat fire forces evacuations near Rifle
The growth of one wildfire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope has slowed to a crawl, but four others continue to scorch ...