Four wildfires burning in western Colorado have consumed more than 250 square miles, threatened hundreds of homes and forced evacuations, fire officials said.

Rescuers have recovered six bodies from a dairy on the Colorado plains, but the circumstances of their deaths were not immediately

Pano AI, a San Francisco company installing dozens of the cameras, has been busy this summer working to expand coverage from the Front Range to Routt County.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -Here is the latest on the fires burning in Colorado. The Lee Fire has burned 137,485 acres of land, and firefighters have dramatically increased the fire’s containment to 61%. The Derby Fire, about 15 miles north of Dotsero, has been mapped at 25 acres and growing, according to officials.

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

The Elk Fire is now fully contained as crews continue to make progress on the much larger Lee Fire, which has burned 137,465 acres and is 42% contained as of Sunday. The Lee Fire

The trial is expected to last eight weeks, from late September through early November, with billions of dollars on the line for Colorado’s largest utility company.

Wildfires across the western United States and including here in western Colorado, have been a growing concern this season. These fires, fueled by hot and dry conditions, are the cause. While smoke and fire weather can often be forecasted into our communities here,