The Lee Fire burning on Colorado's Western Slope is officially one of the largest that the state has ever seen.

Firefighters are comfortable saying the town of Meeker is safe from the Lee and Elk Fires, but they had to do some serious protection work to make sure more homes don't burn. The Lee Fire has already destroyed at least three homes,

Five active wildfires — the Lee, Elk, Oak, Stoner Mesa and Crosho fires — have charred more than 143,000 acres, or 222 square miles, on the Western Slope in recent days.