Lee Fire rages in Colorado amid severe western wildfire season Wildfires are intensifying across California and the western United States, fueled by extreme heat, dry fuels and gusty winds pushing several into megafire territory. Fire crews are battling four large wildfires across multiple states. The latest wildfire to explode in size is the Lee Fire burning in northwestern Colorado, about 200 miles west of Denver. #ColoradoWildfireCrisis #LeeFireImpact #WesternDroughtThreat