Forest officials in western Colorado say this year's wildfire season is lingering longer than usual.

White River National Forest spokesman Bill Kight says a second significant area wildfire in less than two weeks is a reminder that the danger isn't over.

Kight and Bureau of Land Management spokesman David Boyd say they can't remember the last time the local wildfire danger has lingered so late into the year.

Kight and Bureau of Land Management spokesman David Boyd say they can't remember the last time the local wildfire danger has lingered so late into the year.

To the east, the 250-acre Middle Elk Fire is still smoldering in the Flat Tops. It was started Sept. 20 by an unattended campfire.