Tag: Wildfire Risk
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Denver weather: Red Flag Warning due to high winds, dry conditions
High winds and dry conditions have meteorologists concerned about fire danger in Denver and its surrounding areas on Friday. The National Weather Service in Boulder issued a Red Flag Warning for Denver on Friday, that also stretches across the Northeast Colorado plains, I-25 urban corridor, the Northern Foothills and includes Boulder, the west Denver suburbs…
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Xcel Energy considers planned outages in northern Colorado due to wildfire risk
Sunny skies and mild temperatures are on tap Thursday for Denver, but breezy winds and low relative humidity have meteorologists concerned about fire danger in Larimer and Weld counties and Colorado’s Eastern Plains. The National Weather Service in Boulder has issued a Red Flag Warning for the I-25 corridor in Weld and Larimer counties, and…
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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…