Tag: Wildfires
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Western Colorado wildfire update: Crews making headway on containment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several wildfires in western Colorado have scorched more than 30,000 acres as of Sunday, but firefighting crews are making progress with containment, incident officials said. Ignited by lightning strikes earlier this month, the Turner Gulch, Sowbelly, South Rim and Wright Draw blazes caused Gov. Jared…
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Growing wildfires force evacuations in western Colorado; blaze in Utah approaches state line
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As heavy winds fed the South Rim fire and other blazes in the western part of the state over the weekend, a growing wildfire in Utah threatened to cross the Colorado border, according to emergency officials Monday. The largest of four western Colorado blazes ignited…
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis makes disaster declaration on wildfires in western Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday made a verbal disaster declaration for a series of wildfires burning in Montrose, Delta and Mesa counties, according to a news release. The declaration allows the state to mobilize its resources, including supplies, equipment and personnel, to assist in battling…
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Here’s tips for firework safety on Independence Day
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Independence Day draws nearer, families are beginning to acquire the most adrenaline-inducing product sold this time of the year: fireworks. While airborne and explosive fireworks have been illegal in Colorado since being first banned in 2002, other types including sparklers, smoke bombs and snakes…
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A German company detects wildfires from space. It made Denver its U.S. hub.
OroraTech is expanding its thermal data satellite business into the U.S., beginning with Denver.
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Xcel Energy prioritizes Boulder for wildfire safety efforts
The $2 billion statewide program must be approved by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission
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Colorado wildfire recovery efforts begin, as Alexander Mountain fire nears containment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Colorado wildfires left burn scars across thousands of acres, first responder officials from across the Front Range on Thursday lamented that this is only the beginning of recovery efforts. “The work is certainly not done,” Kate Kimbly, spokesperson for the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office,…
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Colorado’s Alexander Mountain Fire leaves behind charred mountainsides, anxiety over properties
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Debbie Paris and her husband on Tuesday showed up at a center in Loveland where residents affected by the Alexander Fire can get clearance to return to their homes. The couple owns a cabin up in Storm Mountain, and they did not know whether…
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Wildfire updates: All mandatory evacuations lifted in Jefferson County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Residents who were rushed out of their homes over the past week due to the raging fire near Deer Creek Canyon Road can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The Jefferson County Sherriff’s Office announced on Tuesday that people affected by the mandatory evacuations in…
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Additional resources coming to Alexander Mountain fire, some evacuation orders lifted
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officials at the Alexander Mountain fire say that, because of the large number of fires across the West, roughly 90% of their requests for additional outside resources have been denied. But nonetheless they say crews battling the blaze feel they have the resources they need…