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• High Park Fire now at 50 percent contained

  June 19, 2012 6:30 AM

  LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a wildfire that has charred nearly 92 square miles in northern Colorado since it began 10 days ago is now 50 percent contained. Firefighters faced dangerous conditions across much of the Rocky Mountain region Monday, as they toiled in hot, dry weather to battle... more »

• Fire near Fort Collins at 50% containment

  May 19, 2012 7:28 AM

  The Hewlett Fire, burning about 20 miles northwest of Fort Collins, is now at 50 percent containment. Officials say the fire sparked from a campstove. The man accused, reportedly tried to stamp out the fire, but ran as the fire spread. It's now grown to over 7,500 acres.... more »

• UPDATE: Falcon grass fire 100% contained

  May 8, 2011 3:11 PM

  Crews fighting the grass fire that started near Oregon Wagon Trail in Falcon have reported that they are now in the mop up and hot spot watch stage of fighting the fire that flared up from a lawn mower earlier today. Officials on scene declared the fire 100% contained as... more »

• Fire near Lamar has been extinguish and investigators are searching for a cause.

  April 23, 2011 2:49 PM

  Prowers County Sheriff's Office and the Emergency Management Service tells News First 5 that the wildfire reported around mid-day on Friday was 100% contained late Friday night. The Sheriff's office went on to say that by early Saturday morning around 6 am the fire was determined to be out. ... more »

• Firefighters contain blaze in Jefferson County

  April 23, 2011 1:57 PM

  CONIFER, Colo. (AP) - A 40-acre fire that evacuated more than 30 homes in the foothills southwest of Denver is fully contained. Jefferson County sheriff's officials say firefighters contained the fire Friday night and were moving through snow to check for hot spots Saturday. The fire broke out... more »

• UPDATE: Wildfire in Rye contained

  March 20, 2011 2:51 PM

  News First 5's James Amos has just given an update from the scene of the wildfire near Rye in Pueblo County. Officials report that the fire has been contained and no homes were damaged. The fire sparked from embers that blew in from an unrelated controlled burn. A majority... more »

• Fires on Fort Carson quickly contained

  December 4, 2010 5:34 PM

  Fort Carson's Operations Center tells NewsFirst5 that they have had two fires burning down range in the training area of the reservation. Both Fires were basically in the same location. The First Fire Sparked up in Range 143 earlier in the week and had been 75% contained. A Second fire... more »

• Wildfire West of Boulder 70% Contained

  October 30, 2010 1:46 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - More than 1,700 people evacuated because of a wildfire west of Boulder are being allowed to return to their homes after firefighters worked through the night to stop the fire from spreading. Calm winds and higher humidity helped keep the 144-acre fire from spreading overnight Saturday.... more »

• Fire at Great Sand Dunes nearly out

  July 13, 2010 2:14 PM

  Officials say a wildfire that started five weeks ago in Great Sand Dunes National Park is all but extinguished. Park Superintendent Art Hutchinson said Monday a few hot spots are smoldering inside the 6,200-acre perimeter. He says they'll be allowed to burn out naturally. Lightning started the fire... more »

• Santa Ana winds die down; California wildfire 85 percent contained

  September 26, 2009 8:34 AM

  A 27-square-mile Southern California wildfire is 85 percent contained. The Santa Ana winds that fanned it have faded away. The 17,500-acre blaze is burning between the cities of Moorpark and Fillmore in Ventura County. Firefighters hope to have it fully surrounded sometime Sunday. No homes have been lost. The fire... more »

• Southern California wildfire 75 percent contained

  September 25, 2009 11:53 AM

  Firefighters in Southern California say hot, dry winds have died down and they're making great progress against a wildfire that's burned 27 square miles of farmland. Ventura County fire spokesman Bill Nash says the 17,500-acre blaze near Moorpark is 75 percent contained Friday morning. Crews nearly doubled the level of... more »

• 25-acre wildfire burns north of Estes Park

  September 9, 2009 6:59 AM

  A wildfire that had authorities advising people in at least 50 homes in northern Colorado to be ready to leave has been partially contained. A fire that grew from about 5 acres to between 25 and 30 acres north of Estes Park yesterday is about 10 percent contained. There was... more »

• Firefighters gaining on Los Angeles-area wildfire

  September 4, 2009 10:10 AM

  A massive wildfire north of Los Angeles is 42 percent contained but fire officials say it still threatens about 5,000 homes. The blaze in the Angeles National Forest grew slightly to 148,258 acres, or nearly 232 square miles. Higher humidity and a lack of wind helped fire crews, who will... more »

• California residents return to survey fire damage

  September 3, 2009 8:21 AM

  Bulldozers are carving fire breaks along the southeast flank of a menacing 219-square-mile Southern California wildfire to keep a flare-up of flames away from foothill homes in Pasadena, Arcadia, Sierra Madre, Duarte and Monrovia. Fire spokeswoman Jennifer Sanchez said early Thursday that the vegetation-clearing construction of containment lines is designed... more »