Colorado Delegation Seeks Federal Aid for Wildfire-Ravaged Rio Blanco County

Colorado lawmakers ask Trump to ‘unlock’ FEMA funds to address $27 million in damages from Lee and Elk fires

Colorado elected representatives are calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to issue a disaster declaration for wildfires that burned hundreds of thousands of acres this summer. Gov. Jared Polis, in a news release issued Monday, said that a federal disaster declaration for the Lee and Elk wildfires would unlock Federal Emergency Management Agency funding to help address the fallout of the wildfires. “Damage from these fires and the s…

No decision yet from White House as Colorado seeks disaster aid from Trump administration

The state wants FEMA help after the Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County. It comes at a time where Major Disaster Declarations have taken longer to approve and Trump has called for FEMA to be eliminated.

Colorado delegation seeks federal aid for wildfire-ravaged Rio Blanco County

Colorado’s 10 U.S. senators and representatives sent a letter to President Trump, asking him to declare a disaster following wildfires that burned in the northwestern part of the state last month.

Colorado Lawmakers send letter to President Trump supporting disaster declaration request

Colorado lawmakers sent a letter to President Donald Trump in support of a request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration.

Polis asks Trump, FEMA for disaster declaration for two Colorado wildfires

The Lee Fire near Meeker is pictured from Colo. 13 on Aug. 5, 2025. (Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office)Gov. Jared Polis has formally requested a federal disaster declaration for two wildfires that burned over 150,000 acres in Rio Blanco County this summer. The Lee and Elk fires grew rapidly and forced evacuations in and around the town of Meeker after they were started by lightning on Aug. 2. A combined total of more than 1,200 firefighting per…

Colorado lawmakers call for disaster declaration from Trump in Rio Blanco County wildfires

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado's congressional delegation is asking President Donald Trump to declare a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for the wildfires that struck Rio Blanco County over the summer. The lawmakers in a joint letter to the president asked him to make the disaster declaration and open federal assistance for Western Slope County after the Lee and Elk fires burned more than 150,000 acres and caused more than $27 million in damage…