As Colorado Gov. Jared Polis made his way to Mesa County on Thursday to visit Palisade producers and the Turner Gulch Fire Command Center in Grand Junction, a brush fire ignited right off Interstate

Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency Sunday for a wildfire burning in northwest Colorado.

Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order on Thursday declaring a statewide disaster emergency due to weather conditions that are fueling multiple wildfires and the risk of new wildfires in Colorado.