Tag: Fire
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Firefighting efforts continue across Colorado; FEMA approves grants
Gov. Jared Polis announced Sunday that FEMA approved a Fire Management Assistance Grant for the Willow fire as firefighting efforts continue across the state. The Willow fire has placed more than 1,500 people under mandatory evacuation orders and another 2,100 residents under pre-evacuation notices, according to the governor’s office. The fire, reported June 28, has…
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Full fire ban implemented in Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park was under a full fire ban as of Monday due to fire activity across the state and weather conditions. Also Monday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife issued an emergency closure for all public access and downstream recreation on the Colorado River from Fruita to Utah. The national park is always under Stage…
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Douglas County approves $4.2M helicopter hangar construction contract
Douglas County commissioners approved a construction contract Tuesday for a new wildfire helicopter hangar, a project officials say will protect a critical wildfire-fighting resource. The Board of Douglas County Commissioners approved a contract totaling $4,221,302 for site development and construction of the Helitack Hangar. Officials said the hangar will protect the county’s firefighting helicopter from…
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Lightning-caused Douglas County fire reaches 80% containment
Firefighters stopped the forward progress of the Log Jumper fire, which prompted evacuation orders in Douglas County on Saturday. The lightning-caused wildfire burned about 1 acre near Jackson Creek Road and Rampart Range Road, officials said. The fire was detected shortly after it started when a resident reported smoke and Pano AI cameras identified the…
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Littleton RV fire leaves Jefferson County deputy injured Tuesday
A Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy was injured after an RV fire in Littleton on Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said. The fire destroyed an RV, burned part of a fence and melted the vinyl siding on a house in the 9500 block of West Elmhurst Place before it was put out, West Metro Fire Rescue said…
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Denver firefighter hospitalized after blaze north of downtown
A Denver firefighter was taken to the hospital with burns on his back after an under-construction single family dwelling burned Monday afternoon. The fire, which burned near the intersection of 33rd Avenue and Navajo Street just north of Interstate 25, was described as “heavy” in a Monday evening social media post from Denver Fire. The…
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Tapped: As fire risk climbs, Colorado faces threat to drinking water
Specialists surveying Colorado’s forests know this year will be challenging. Snow melted too quickly, strong winds dried out the trees, and the early signs of danger are already settling across the landscape. Wildfire season is no longer confined to a few months — it’s a year‑round reality, they said. And this year, the risk is…
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Arapahoe County garage fire under investigation
ARAPAHOE COUNTY — Firefighters responded to a garage fire that extended to a home Tuesday night in Arapahoe County. South Metro Fire Rescue first posted about the fire at about 10:26 p.m. Tuesday on the social platform X. Three vehicles were involved in the garage fire, according to South Metro Fire. Everyone who was inside…
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Castle Rock bar sees second fire in as many days
A bar in Castle Rock has caught fire twice in the past two days. Hideaway Bar and Grill, located at 600 Jerry St. in Castle Rock, first caught fire just after 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Castle Rock firefighters responded and put out the fire, and while nobody was injured, the business was damaged. The owners…
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What does Colorado’s first statewide wildfire building code mean for homeowners?
Starting this year, Colorado is the first Western state after California with a statewide, mandatory building code for structures in the wildland-urban interface, where communities encroach on wilderness with wildfire potential. The deadline to adopt the code was April 1. In some jurisdictions, it was a formality cleared with a short discussion and vote. The…