As Colorado Gov. Jared Polis made his way to Mesa County on Thursday to visit Palisade producers and the Turner Gulch Fire ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday issued a broad emergency declaration covering multiple wildfires currently burning on ...

Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency on Thursday as wildfires are continuing to burn more than 185,000 acres along ...

Together, five wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope have consumed hundreds of square miles, destroying at least five ...

Governor Polis issues Executive Order to boost Colorado's wildfire response and mitigation, including additional funding and ...

Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order on Thursday declaring a statewide disaster emergency due to weather conditions ...

Gov. Jared Polis visited the Incident Command Post for the Turner Gulch Fire in Mesa County on Thursday (Polis office photo).

Five wildfires burning on hundreds of square miles across western Colorado have destroyed at least five homes and 19 outbuildings, according to fire officials.

In total, 24 fires are raging across the state. The ongoing Lee Fire is already the state's fifth-largest in terms of acreage.