Fire officials are hosting a meeting on the Turner Gulch and Wright Draw fires at the Gateway Community Center on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The meeting will be live-streamed on the Turner Gulch and Wright Draw Fire Facebook page.

Firefighters continue to battle several wildfires raging on the Western Slope. The Turner Gulch fire nearly doubled in size overnight to about 14,000 acres with zero percent containment. The fire continues to spread in Unaweep Canyon and evacuations are in place along Highway 141.

The Turner Gulch Fire in Unaweep Canyon northeast of Gateway grew another 5,000 acres between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning, burning 13,984 acres south of Colorado State Highway 141.

A haze of smoke from wildfires burning in Colorado wafted into counties along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor on Wednesday, prompting an air quality health advisory. The smoke is from four wildfires burning in

She and her family live along Highway 141 in Unaweep Canyon, which stretches from Whitewater to Gateway. Her home is in the evacuation zone for the Turner Gulch Fire, which has grown to nearly 14,000 acres — more than 20 square miles — as of Wednesday morning.

The Turner Gulch Fire grew exponentially Monday as it spread 8 miles to the east in a few hours and is now mapped at 8,140 acres. The wildfire, which was caused by lightning on July 10 outside of Gateway near Highway 141,

A Colorado Springs fire crew is in Mesa County today to help fight a wildfire that grew nearly 7,000 acres overnight.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department says 12 crew members have been dispatched to assist in two different crises. Four CSFD