8.10.25, 6:48 am – Good morning from today’s operational briefing on the Elk and Lee fires.

Overnight infrared (IR) flights revealed current acreage for the Lee Fire at 106,672 acres and the Elk Fire at 14,635.

The Lee Fire is 6% contained and Elk Fire is 9% contained.

Daily update and maps to come later this morning.

Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office
BLM Colorado Fire
Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control
Bureau of Land Management – Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
U.S. Forest Service – White River National Forest
Bureau of Land Management Fire
Garfield County Sheriff’s Office – Colorado
Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority
Rifle Police Department