Rio Blanco County officials lifted some mandatory evacuation and pre-evacuation orders Friday afternoon for the Elk and Lee fires burning near the Western Slope town of Meeker.

Colorado’s Lee Fire has grown to 133,841 acres, making it the state’s fifth-largest wildfire. A new Yellowjacket Fire northeast of Meeker has burned 5 acres. Evacuation orders have been downgraded in parts of Rio Blanco and Garfield counties as containment efforts progress.

Crews continue to make progress on two large wildfires burning in Western Colorado, although fire officials said one continues to be challenging.