Hundreds of thousands of acres in Colorado have been scorched from wildland fires raging on the Western Slope, and officials ...

Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency for the Crosho Fire in South Routt and Rio Blanco counties Wednesday evening.

Governor Jared Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency and authorized the use of the Colorado National Guard late Wednesday night in response to the Crosho Fire in Rio Blanco and Routt Counties.