Tag: Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Lee fire grows to 5th largest in Colorado history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of three wildfires burning in Colorado reached historic proportions on Monday, while another fire was now “out of control.” The Lee fire — which is raging southwest of Meeker in Rio Blanco County — grew to 113,378 acres by Monday morning, according to the Rio Blanco County…
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Denver City Council has approved millions for homelessness over what mayor originally budgeted
At least $111.5 million has been approved for expenditures related to House1000, the mayor’s plan to end homelessness.
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Denver gives out 1,000-plus emergency backpacks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s emergency office held its second-annual DenverREADY Preparedness Fair on Saturday at the Montbello Recreation Center, an exercise aimed at helping local communities prepare amidst the backdrop of increasing frequency of natural disasters. Natural disasters in Colorado have jumped up over 275% over the last 20 years. There…
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Suncor Energy sues state over rejected air pollution monitoring plan
Suncor Energy Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air Pollution Control Division asking a judge to overturn the division’s Aug. 12 rejection of the company’s fenceline air pollution monitoring proposal for its Commerce City refinery. The company argues the monitoring plan it submitted meets the requirements set…
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Denver may lose millions in FEMA funds for homeless
Denver could be stuck with tens of millions of dollars in homelessness mitigation costs, after the city’s request for federal pandemic-relief reimbursement for homelessness mitigation was initially deemed ineligible. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has said part of Denver’s requested $40 million reimbursement for homeless sheltering, dating back to July 2021, is not eligible…
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Colorado firefighting policy relies too much on the kindness of strangers | Vince Bzdek
After last week’s horrific fire in Boulder County, we now have a real-time example of the superpower of civility. Let’s hope our politicians take note. Boulder County Commissioner Matt Jones believes the common decency of folks evacuating their homes last week saved lives. “There are a couple of things I realized when I was driving…
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Marshall fire victims brace for insurance claims process
Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Division of Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway assured almost 800 residents impacted by the Marshall fire that the state would “fight for consumers” during the insurance claims process. According to some estimates, the insurance costs related to the fire could be as high as $1 billion. The blaze burned more than…
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Boulder County opens disaster assistance center for victims of Marshall fire
LAFAYETTE — Stacey Hanna and her husband Lysle Dirrim still looked shell-shocked Monday, four days after losing their home of 15 years in Louisville to the Marshall fire. The couple showed up at Boulder County’s disaster assistance center, which is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily at the “Southeast County Hub” building at 1755 S. Public…
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Marshall fire: Missing man found alive; search continues for 2 others
A man who was missing and feared dead in the Marshall fire was found alive, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle announced Sunday. Authorities said the man was “alive and well” during an afternoon briefing. The search for two others, a woman from Louisville and a man from the Marshall area, continued with the assistance of…
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FEMA approves additional $17.6 million to Colorado for COVID-19 response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday it will provide an additional $17.6 million in public assistance funding to Colorado for its COVID-19 response effort. Since the major disaster declaration was issued in March of 2020, the agency has provided over $963 million to Colorado’s COVID-19 response to date, according to a news release. The…