Tag: Colorado Wildfire
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Large northwest Colorado wildfire continues improving on containment
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fire crews on Monday continue to strengthen containment zones in a battle against one of Colorado’s largest wildfires in history. As of Monday, the lightning-caused Lee fire, which has scorched 137,485 acres near Meeker, is 61% contained, according to the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team.…
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Elk fire in northwest Colorado rapidly grows to over 3,000 acres; 3 buildings destroyed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A wildfire sparked by lighting in northwest Colorado has, so far, destroyed three buildings, including two homes, while growing to more than 3,000 acres overnight into Monday. Additionally, two other fires in the Meeker area continue to grow, according to the Bureau of Land Management…
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Evacuations ordered for new wildfire near Carbondale in western Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Garfield County authorities have issued an evacuation order for residents in an area near Carbondale for another wildfire burning in western Colorado. Dubbed as the “Ranch at Coulter Creek” fire, the blaze grew north of Panorama Drive below the Ranch at Coulter Creek subdivision Sunday…
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Colorado’s Alexander Mountain Fire leaves behind charred mountainsides, anxiety over properties
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Debbie Paris and her husband on Tuesday showed up at a center in Loveland where residents affected by the Alexander Fire can get clearance to return to their homes. The couple owns a cabin up in Storm Mountain, and they did not know whether…
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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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Alexander Mountain fire burns more than 2 dozen structures, officials confirm
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Alexander Mountain fire destroyed more than two dozen structures, according to Larimer County Sheriff’s Office. The structures, most outbuildings and homes, are in the immediate area of Palisade Mountain Drive and Snow Top Drive. The blaze burning eight miles west of Loveland grew to…
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Colorado’s Alexander Mountain wildfire could become one of the largest in history. Here’s how recent Colorado wildfires compare.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Colorado’s Alexander Mountain wildfire in Larimer county continues to spread, it stands as a stark reminder of how destructive wildfires can be, how fast they can spread and bad memories of some recent ones. Despite its rapid growth in 30 hours, the Alexander Mountain…
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Biden taps 5 Coloradans to serve on national wildfire mitigation commission
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Biden administration tapped five Coloradans to serve on a commission charged with developing strategies to tackle the national wildfire crisis. Dan Gibbs, Jim Hubbard, Madelene McDonald, Scott Miller and Mike Morgan were selected to be five of the 36 non-federal members of the Wildland…
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Colorado lawmakers propose changes to insurance coverage of wildfire losses
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Less than two months after Coloradans suffered the state’s most destructive wildfire in history, lawmakers are trying to change the way insurance companies handle wildfire losses. If passed, House Bill 1111 would increase the amount of lost property insurance providers have to cover upfront and…