Vail Fire News Today

A wildfire burning on 164 acres of land in the Interlaken Historic District near Twin Lakes -- a popular hiking and camping destination -- prompted multiple evacuation and pre-evacuation orders Tuesday.

Thursday, June 13, 9:30 a.m.: The Interlaken Fire that has so far burned hundreds of acres near a historic landmark at Twin Lakes was caused by a campfire that was not properly extinguished, according to the...

Heavy smoke triggered air quality alerts for Lake and Chaffee Counties as a new pre-evacuation notices were in place for a wildfire burning near Twin Lakes on Wednesday.

The Interlaken fire burning near Twin Lakes Reservoir south of Leadville grew to 443 acres on Wednesday with no containment, the U.S. Forest Service said in a news release.

Crews in Lake County are working to battle a fire at the Interlaken Historic District, near Twin Lakes.

Firefighters lit the hillside above the Summit County Public Shooting Range ablaze Wednesday, April 24, in a type of controlled burn operation not conducted in the county in decades. More than one wildfire has sparked...

A flat bicycle tire during a trip to the mountains put a Denver man in the position to save another man from a rushing creek, which would later earn him one of the highest honors for heroism in North America.

John Chase was awarded a Carnegie Medal after saving fisherman Joseph Radtke who was being swept down Gore Creek in Vail.

The holidays kick off next week at Thanksgiving. It’s a time when we have visions of a Normal Rockwell gathering, yet, in reality for many, those happy images remain a fantasy.  For some, especially in this...

Pile burning will take place in parts of Colorado for the next few months, but what is it?