Overview

• The Lee Fire has scorched over 106,672 acres, making it the sixth-largest wildfire in Colorado history.
• Containment on the Lee Fire has increased to 6 percent, with the Elk Fire now nearly 9 percent contained.
• The blaze is generating pyrocumulus clouds reaching 30,000 feet, which are driving hazardous wind patterns on the ground.
• Mandatory evacuations were expanded in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties, focusing on areas along the Colorado 13 corridor.
• Nearly 180 inmates were relocated from the Rifle Correctional Center and more than 1,200 personnel, including National Guard teams, are deployed on the fires.