Tag: Colorado Wildfire
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Evacuation orders lifted for Boulder, Larimer County fires
Evacuation warnings were issued Wednesday morning for an area in west Boulder and an area in Larimer County due to wildfires. Both orders were later lifted before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Just before 4 a.m. Wednesday, an evacuation order for the Goat Trail fire was issued for areas west of the 200 block of Hawthorne Avenue,…
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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 wildfire outlook ‘normal’ — but normal has new meaning in wildfire-prone state
A ‘normal season means about 6,000 wildfires that burn roughly 160,000 acres
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Highland Lakes fire updates: Wednesday’s latest developments, including increased containment
DIVIDE — The Teller County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday announced that the Highland Lakes fire, which is holding steady at 166 acres burned, is approximately 80% contained. All residential evacuations were set to be lifted at noon Wednesday, according to Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell. Initially, only residents will be allowed into the affected areas,…
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Highland Lakes fire in Divide gains 60% containment as ‘aggressive’ response pays off
DIVIDE — A frightful, human-caused fire, which started at a house in the middle of a subdivision in Divide Monday afternoon and quickly grew to the point of firefighters beating back flames from the backside of many homes, by 4:30 p.m. Tuesday had reached 60% containment, as 150 firefighters worked around the clock to best…
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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…