Tag: Fire Prevention
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Lee fire grows to 5th largest in Colorado history
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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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Observations of a wildfire lookout: Eyes in the sky for vast Four Corners area | RICK FREIMUTH
The writers Edward Abbey, Gary Snyder and Norman McLean all staffed high-elevation fire lookouts in the West — their experiences rich fuel for their work. But Jack Kerouac’s reaction makes me smile. After he searched for smokes from Desolation Peak Lookout in Washington during one summer in the 1950s, Kerouac complained that his brain was…
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Local fire departments around Denver dealt with dozens of fires caused by fireworks
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Though fireworks that explode or launch into the air are considered illegal in Colorado, multiple metro-area fire departments had a long night responding to dozens of fires during Fourth of July festivities. In a 32-hour period between 12 a.m., Thursday and 8 a.m., Friday, the Denver…
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Hundreds of thousands of Colorado homes at risk for wildfire, report says
The assessment took into account that the cities, including Denver, have the most expensive rebuilding costs
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Jennah Kitchell tapped to join Colorado’s state fire agency
Jennah Kitchell will soon join the executive team leading Colorado’s state fire agency, after being selected to serve as chief administrative officer of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control beginning next week. Kitchell currently works as the internal audit director of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, a position she has held since…
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Wildfire is suddenly a very urban problem | Vince Bzdek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Is it me, or does the whole Front Range seem to be catching fire lately? A new study that came out last week confirms that wildfire in the West is suddenly a very urban problem. One-third of people in Colorado and other Western states face…
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Outdated? Marshall fire area mitigation plans more than a decade old
The wildfire mitigation plan for the area where the Marshall fire ripped across a suburban landscape on Thursday hadn’t been updated since 2010, predating heavy population growth in the area. The plan, managed by the Rocky Mountain Fire Protection District, includes evacuation routes for the area, the designation of subdivisions in hazardous locations and places where…
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Colorado wildfires threaten new homes in high-risk areas with out-of-date protection plans
Fire chief Jay Teague discusses the wildfire preventative measures for the Four Mile Fire Protection District. (Video by Skyler Ballard and Katie Klann) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “NEWS | Wildfire prevention with Four Mile Fire Protection District”, “description”: “Fire chief Jay Teague discusses the wildfire preventative measures for the Four Mile Fire Protection…
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Coloradans urged to reduce wildfire risk during Wildfire Awareness Month
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wildfire season grows closer every day. Multiple local and federal agencies are asking Coloradans to be more alert throughout Wildfire Awareness Month, which begins Saturday. “Wildfire is a concern for all communities and our entire…
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State fire agency and Colorado National Guard preparing for upcoming wildfire season
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control with several other agencies and the Colorado Army National Guard will begin annual training next Friday in preparation of this upcoming wildfire season. The annual training is…