Thirteen Fire On August 10th, 2025 around 13:30 Craig Regional Communications Center dispatched Craig Fire Rescue to a reported residential structure fire in the 700 block of E. 13th St. Crews arrived to find a home on fire and quickly spreading to nearby fields, transitioning into a fast-moving wildland-urban interface fire threatening multiple homes. Evacuation notices were requested in the …
East Metro Fire Academy Graduation Sable Altura Fire Rescue hosted the 2025 East Metro Fire Academy graduation ceremony at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds on August 10th, 2025. Nine recruits became probationary firefighters at the conclusion of the ceremony which followed several months of arduous training. Two recruits came from Deer Trail Rural Fire Protection District, five from Sable Altura Fire …
Lee Fire The Lee and Grease fires were discovered on August 2nd, 2025 at 16:59 in Rio Blanco County as lightning strikes on Bureau of Land Management land in the Piceance area. The Lee and Grease fires quickly met to be known exclusively as the Lee Fire. Drought with severe and extreme weather conditions along with two days of red …