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Officials announce expansion of forest closure amid Turner Gulch Fire
The forest closure in Mesa County has been expanded due to the Turner Gulch Wildfire, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel13h
Turner Gulch Fire now 34% contained; Highway 141 evacuations lifted
The Turner Gulch Fire near Gateway has reached 15,286 acres as of Friday afternoon, but firefighting personnel have contained ...
Colorado wildfires: Turner Gulch fire explodes to 8,100 acres in Mesa County
The Turner Gulch fire burning southwest of Grand Junction in Mesa County exploded late Monday night and early Tuesday, racing ...
Colorado Public Radio22h
Rainy weather helps crews make progress on Western Slope fires, but also brings possibility of flash flooding in burn scars
An air-quality alert remains in effect until Saturday at 9 a.m. for Mesa and Montrose counties due to lingering wildfire ...
KREX Grand Junction on MSN2d
Oak brush producing flammable oils near Turner Gulch/Wright Draw fires
The Turner Gulch and Wright Draw wildfires have combined to burn nearly 16,000 acres near Gateway as of Thursday morning.
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Colorado wildfires: Crews bring largest fire under 34% containment as growth slows
Fire crews working across western Colorado made more progress containing and slowing the growth of several wildfires Thursday ...
WDEL19h
Delaware's own fire crews set to assist the containment of Colorado's 15,000 acres ablaze
The Delaware Forest Service is moving one of its new fire engines and some of its own crew to the Turner Gulch wildfire in ...
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GJFD crews deployed to California return to Colorado
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A local wildland team deployed to California has returned home. The Grand Junciton Fire ...