Tag: Alexander Mountain Fire
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Man suspected of starting Alexander Mountain Fire was disciplined by property owners days before, affidavit says
Court documents suggest co-workers of the ranch employee quickly suspected he could be behind the wildfire that burned 26 homes
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Suspect arrested for arson in Alexander Mountain fire
Larimer County Sheriff’s Office accuse Jason Alexander Hobby of impersonating a police officer
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Colorado wildfire recovery efforts begin, as Alexander Mountain fire nears containment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Colorado wildfires left burn scars across thousands of acres, first responder officials from across the Front Range on Thursday lamented that this is only the beginning of recovery efforts. “The work is certainly not done,” Kate Kimbly, spokesperson for the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office,…
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Colorado wildfire updates: Quarry Fire reaches 100% containment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A day after Jefferson County authorities lifted wildfire evacuation orders, firefighters on Wednesday fully contained the Quarry fire west of Ken Caryl in Deer Creek Canyon. Firefighters extinguished the Quarry fire blaze after it burned through 579 acres, Jefferson County Sheriff’s officials said. The cause…
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Wildfire updates: All mandatory evacuations lifted in Jefferson County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Residents who were rushed out of their homes over the past week due to the raging fire near Deer Creek Canyon Road can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The Jefferson County Sherriff’s Office announced on Tuesday that people affected by the mandatory evacuations in…
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Alexander Mountain firefighter talks about complexity of the battle, turning the corner
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 500 firefighters have banded together to take on the 9,668-acre behemoth called the Alexander Mountain fire. A week later, the battle continues — but things are looking up, with fighters and officials confirming 83% containment on Tuesday afternoon and allowing residents to return to their…
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Alexander Mountain fire evacuees return home
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As hundreds of firefighters battle to contain the Alexander Mountain fire, officials are working behind the scenes on the process to return thousands of residents who have evacuated back to their homes. Some won’t have homes to return to. As of Monday morning, the Alexander…
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25 homes destroyed as Alexander Mountain fire reaches 54 percent containment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s biggest wildfire reached 54 percent containment Sunday after torching 9,668 acres west of Loveland and destroying 25 homes. With only 5 percent containment as of Saturday, the latest numbers show a marked improvement in firefighters’ battle with the Alexander Mountain fire, which began last…
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Wildfires burning in Colorado, western U.S. strain resources
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the weekend begins, three of the four Front Range wildland fires that have raged amid day after day of hot and dry weather remain largely uncontained and the firefighters scrambling to keep up face a lack of resources from national or regional departments that…
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Additional resources coming to Alexander Mountain fire, some evacuation orders lifted
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officials at the Alexander Mountain fire say that, because of the large number of fires across the West, roughly 90% of their requests for additional outside resources have been denied. But nonetheless they say crews battling the blaze feel they have the resources they need…