Author: By JESSICA SNOUWAERT and O’DELL ISAAC

The largest fire in Colorado history grew another 8,000 acres, reaching 167,153 acres on Thursday, according to the Forest Service’s fire website. The Cameron Peak fire, which has been burning in the Arapaho and Roosevelt national forests west of Fort Collins since Aug. 13, is the second fire this summer to reach historic proportions. The…

A wildfire burning south of the Manitou Incline that may have been deliberately set was 60% contained after being held in check by more than two dozen firefighters working through the night, the fire’s spokeswoman said Friday. The size of the Incline fire had been estimated at 3-5 acres Thursday, but officials lowered that to…