The Derby Fire in Eagle County tripled in size in a day, growing to 2,624 acres as of the morning of Aug. 21, according to fire officials. The fire was being fought by 117 personnel, nine engines, one ...

The Scripps News Group is providing you with the latest updates on several wildfires that have charred thousands of acres and damaged infrastructure across Colorado's Western Slope DENVER, Colo. — At ...

Five wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope have spread to more than 32,000 acres, spurred by hot, dry and windy weather and forcing ongoing evacuations, fire officials said Wednesday. A ...

A wildfire burning south of Meeker on Colorado’s Western Slope exploded in size Friday and Saturday, racing across 40 square miles and forcing mandatory evacuations as fire crews worked to contain it.

DENVER (KDVR) — Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency on Thursday as wildfires are continuing to burn more than 193,000 acres along the Western Slope. Polis signed an executive order on ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Seven Colorado Springs firefighters have deployed to the western part of the state to battle a series of ongoing wildfires that have burned more than 160,000 acres ...

Austen Erblat is a digital producer and assignment editor at CBS News Colorado and is Covering Colorado First. Originally from South Florida, he's been working as a journalist in Denver since 2022.