Tag: East Troublesome Fire
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Colorado weather a ‘magnitude worse’ than historic Waldo, Black Forest fire seasons, official says
Colorado’s blistering, dry and breezy conditions have fire officials on edge as the state braces for a wildfire season forecast to be worse than during the Waldo Canyon fire in 2012. Officials warn that wildfires are becoming more frequent, more destructive and larger. “We are not looking good for fire this year,” Colorado Springs Fire…
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10 largest wildfires in Colorado history
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Lee fire, burning in Rio Blanco County near Meeker in northwest Colorado, has eclipsed the 2018 Spring Creek blaze as the fifth-largest wildfire in state history, according to multiple reports. Ignited by a lightning strike Aug. 2, the Lee fire is currently at 7%…
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‘Tipping point:’ Colorado homeowners face insurance coverage refusal in high-risk areas
The bad news dropped in an email. Marilyn Saltzman’s insurance company, Auto Owners, would not be renewing her homeowner’s policy even though she and her husband had cleared dry vegetation from the house, never filed a claim with them and never experienced a wildfire. None of it was enough. Since the $500 million East Troublesome…
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East Troublesome fire was human caused, investigators say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The East Troublesome fire, Colorado’s second largest wildfire on record, was human caused, the U.S. Forest Service announced Friday. In a news release, investigators said they believe the blaze was caused by either a hunter or a backcountry camper — possibly by accident — due…
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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…
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Black Mountain fire caused by lightning strike, now 21% contained
The Black Mountain fire that has spread to more than 400 acres in Grand County was ignited by a lighting strike, fire investigators said Friday. The fire has remained at 416 acres since Wednesday afternoon and is near the East Troublesome fire burn scar. The fire is currently 21% contained, an 8% increase from Friday, according…
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Rainfall reduces behavior of Black Mountain Fire in Grand County
The Black Mountain Fire burning in Grand County experienced little to no growth from Wednesday to Thursday as rainfall helped reduce fire behavior, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire remained 416 acres Thursday morning, after increasing by nearly 250 acres between Tuesday and Wednesday, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office said. Officials said the…
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Black Mountain Fire burns 170 acres near last year’s East Troublesome burn scar
The wildfire near the scar of last year’s East Troublesome Fire grew to 170 acres Monday afternoon, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire sparked Sunday at 12:50 p.m. on Black Mountain off County Road 2 west of Slide Mountain, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office said. That is about two miles west of the…
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Wildfire burns 150 acres in Grand County near East Troublesome burn area
A wildfire started in Grand County on Sunday afternoon near the burn area of last year’s East Troublesome Fire. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office said smoke was first reported at 12:50 p.m. on Black Mountain off County Road 2, near Big Horn Park and west of Slide Mountain. That is just west of the East…
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NEWS | Grand Lake community emerges from East Troublesome Fire
The Grand County, Colo. area rebuilds after the devastation of the East Troublesome Fire in October of 2020. (Video by Skyler Ballard)