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Colorado wildfires: Gov. Polis declares disaster emergency for fire burning on Western Slope

Denver Post

Aug 4, 2025

Two new wildfires are burning Sunday on Colorado's Western Slope, prompting evacuation orders and disaster declarations. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a disaster emer…

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