Tag: Wildfires
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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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Biden taps 5 Coloradans to serve on national wildfire mitigation commission
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Biden administration tapped five Coloradans to serve on a commission charged with developing strategies to tackle the national wildfire crisis. Dan Gibbs, Jim Hubbard, Madelene McDonald, Scott Miller and Mike Morgan were selected to be five of the 36 non-federal members of the Wildland…
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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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UCHealth Park opens to evacuees of Colorado Springs fires
Two fires in Colorado Springs prompted evacuation orders Thursday from fire officials. Fire evacuees were instructed to go to UCHealth Park, home of the Rocky Mountain Vibes, whose assistant GM Aaron Griffith spoke to media. (Video: O’Dell Isaac/The Gazette)
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Tropical storm force wind gusts hit many parts of Colorado as wildfire danger threatens the state
Friday ushered tropical force winds across southeast Colorado as firefighters extinguished small fires throughout the eastern part of the state including grass fires in Colorado Springs, La Junta, Otis and Prowers County northeast of Lamar. The fire in Prowers County started in dry grasses but wasn’t threatening any buildings as of Friday afternoon. Wind gusts…
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Colorado State University awarded nearly $1M for research to protect public health during wildfires
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado State University has received a nearly $1 million federal grant that it will use to research how to better protect public health during wildfires, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday. The $992,464 grant will focus on research that will improve communication about air…
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Donations to Marshall fire victims, recovery up to $42 million
More than two weeks after the Marshall fire sparked in Boulder County, donors from across the country have donated more than $42 million. In the days since the blaze, the Community Foundation Boulder County’s wildfire fund had received over $20 million in donations from more than 59,000 donors worldwide as of Thursday evening, said Eric…
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Louisville hospital to reopen after Marshall fire evacuation
The Centura-Avista Adventist Hospital is scheduled to reopen Tuesday after the Marshall fire forced the hospital to evacuate on Dec. 30. The Louisville hospital has been temporarily closed since the blaze burned more than 6,000 acres in Boulder County, destroying over 1,000 homes and killing at least one person. The hospital suffered smoke damage and required extensive…
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‘Hard parts are ahead of us’: State recovery efforts continue for Marshall fire
State officials are working to provide relief for the thousands of Coloradans whose lives were upended by the Marshall fire, the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history that burned 6,000 acres and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and businesses in Boulder County. During a news conference on Wednesday, Gov. Jared Polis and his Cabinet members announced new and…