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Colorado state forester, fire chiefs raise alarm about further federal cuts that would impact fire preparedness

As wildfire season picks up in Colorado, Fire Chief Brad White, of Grand Fire Protection District No. 1, says he’s worried ...

Colorado's newest firefighting helicopter shelved for several weeks during wildfire season

In a case of bad timing, a helicopter purchased by the state for the specific purpose of fighting wildfires has been taken ...
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Partnership happening to mitigate at-risk wildfire area in Colorado Springs

A first of its kind partnership in Colorado is happening to mitigate an area of Colorado Springs that is at-risk of a ...

Colorado utilizing grazing cattle to help prevent wildfires in at-risk areas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says similar grazing programs that allow cattle and other herds to chew down the dry grass ...
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Rare Access: Inside the base camp battling Colorado’s largest burning wildfire

Built in under 2 days, this base camp is where strategy meets survival. At the heart of it all: Rocky Mountain Incident Team ...
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Private land owners buy into wildfire mitigation projects in Colorado mountains

Wildfire does not care who owns what land. That was what Hannah Ohlson, the Summit Fire & EMS wildlife division fuels ...

Colorado wildfires: Cottonwood Flat fire forces evacuations near Rifle

The growth of one wildfire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope has slowed to a crawl, but four others continue to scorch ...

Evacuations ordered due to fire in western Colorado north of Parachute

Colorado officials have ordered evacuations due to a fire burning in Garfield County. The Garfield County Emergency Community ...