A divided board of Montrose County commissioners on July 16 approved a resolution aimed at clarifying the public safety sales ...

Gov. Jared Polis issued a disaster declaration on July 13 for five wildfires burning in several of the state's counties. Here ...

The plane at 10:20 a.m. "failed to gain altitude and adequate speed," the Montrose County Sheriff's Office said in a July 15 ...

With five wildfires burning near San Miguel County, fire preparedness and mitigation is on everyone’s mind. Although reactive measures are an essential element of fire responses, long-term planning ca ...

A pilot flying his recently purchased float plane home and his airline-certified co-pilot both died last month during takeoff from the Montrose Regional Airport.

Firefighters battling multiple wildfires across Colorado’s Western Slope are making gradual progress slowing fire growth and ...

Firefighters in Colorado are planning an evacuation zone along the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park's North Rim as part of their continuing efforts to bring the South Rim Fire under control.

Fire containment has increased in most of the wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope as firefighters get a handle on the multiple blazes that have charred thousands of acres.

The South Rim Fire, which was started by lightning on July 10, has burned 4,251 acres with 14% containment as of Saturday ...

Fire crews working across western Colorado made more progress containing and slowing the growth of several wildfires Thursday ...

The fire-induced tornado developed within the Deer Creek Fire just after 1 p.m. MT on Saturday, July 12, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The "firenado," which was given an EF-2 rating ...