Lee Fire
Lee Fire
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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 flag warning caused heightened fire activity. The Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 3 (CIMT3) took command of the fire on August 5th, 2025. The fire burned 137,758 acres as of August 30th, 2025 with 99% containment. Two homes were reported destroyed. The fire cause is by a lightning strike. Additional information provided by InciWeb (Incident Information System)
Currently the fire is the fifth largest in the state of Colorado since 2001 passing the (6) Spring Creek Fire (2018) at 108,045, (7) High Park Fire in 2012 which burned 87,284, (8) Missionary Ridge Fire in 2002 at 70,485, (9) West Fork Fire (2013) at 58,570 and (10) 416 Fire in 2018 at 54,129. The (1) Cameron Peak Fire (2020) is the largest in the state at 208,913, (2) East Troublesome Fire (2020) at 193,812, (3) Pine Gulch Fire (2020) at 139,007 and (4) Hayman Fire (2002) 137,760.
Some of the Agencies / Departments on Scene: Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District (Brush 84), Denver Fire Department, Florissant Fire Protection District (Brush 51), (4-Mile) Four Mile Fire Protection District (Brush 33 / Tender 32), Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Meeker Fire/Rescue (Rio Blanco Fire Protection District), Rangely Rural Fire Protection District, Rangely District Hospital EMS, West Metro Fire Rescue (Brush 4), Rio Blanco County Sheriff Wildland Team, Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Denver Health Paramedics, Eagle County Paramedic Services, Rio Blanco County Dispatch, Rio Blanco County Road and Bridge, Natrona County Fire Protection District (Wyoming), Wyoming Interagency Hotshots, Stone Mountain Fire Protection (Engine 214), American Red Cross, Colorado National Guard, FEMA Fire Management, White River Electric Association & Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit
Air Support: DFPC Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) Wildland 27 (N327SF) & Firehawk (N3811C), Boise Helitack Type I Helicopter, Coulson Tanker 137 & Tanker 138, Aeroflite Tanker 167 (N635AC), Helicopter Transport Services Helitanker OHT (N720HT), Billings 7AJ (N227AJ), AeroFlite Tanker 162 (Avro RJ85), MAFFS 5 (C-130 Hercules) & MAFFS 8 (C-130 Hercules), Neptune Tanker 03, DC-10 Tanker 914 & Air Tanker 169
*Note, we have tried to add all the departments that responded or were requested, if you do not see your department listed please let us know and we will add them.
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Florissant Fire Protection District
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Florissant Fire Protection District
Florissant Fire Protection District
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Florissant Fire Protection District
Florissant Fire Protection District
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