Together, five wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope have consumed hundreds of square miles, destroying at least five homes and 19 outbuildings, fire officials said.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has issued a disaster declaration for the entire state due to the wildfires burning on the Western Slope.

As yet another large wildfire grows on the Western Slope, Gov. Jared Polis has declared a disaster emergency statewide and authorized the use of the National Guard. The Crosho fire, which sparked Monday southwest of Steamboat Springs,