Officials say they are making progress on the Lee fire, despite it ballooning to over 120,000 acres

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LEE FIRE MEEKER
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Flames and smoke from the Lee Fire along Highway 13 between Meeker and Rifle, Aug. 12, 2025.

LEE FIRE MEEKER
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“Thank you firefighters,” reads a poster of encouragement at the Lee Fire camp in Meeker, Aug. 12, 2025.

LEE FIRE MEEKER
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The Wyoming Hotshots crew gets a morning briefing at the Lee Fire Camp in Meeker, Aug. 12, 2025.

LEE FIRE MEEKER
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At Meeker High School, Tyler Nanthe, operations section chief with Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team 3, briefs reporters on the Lee Fire, Aug. 12, 2025.

LEE FIRE MEEKER
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A lone column of moke from the Lee Fire along Highway 13 between Meeker and Rifle, Aug. 12, 2025.
LEE FIRE MEEKER
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Thistles burned by there Lee Fire along Highway 13 between Meeker and Rifle, Aug. 12, 2025.

LEE FIRE MEEKER
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Smoke from the Lee Fire blots out the midday sun along Highway 13 between Meeker and Rifle, Aug. 12, 2025.

LEE FIRE MEEKER
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A column of smoke and flames inside the evacuation zone of the Lee Fire along Highway 13 between Meeker and Rifle, Aug. 12, 2025.