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July 16, 2025: Wildfire decision saves neighborhoods, summer camp disaster preps, Cirque du Soleil performers

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Western Slope wildfire smoke turns the sky orange
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Firefighting aircraft parked outside a hangar at the Montrose, Colorado, airport, as wildfire smoke turns the sky a brownish orange in the late afternoon, July 14, 2025. Wildfires are burning at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, and near Gateway, Colorado, and the Utah border.

Wildfires have threatened neighborhoods this week, and closed a national park. You’ll get the info you need on the fires across the state. Then, how summer camps in Colorado manage the risks of fires, floods, and other natural disasters. And, Cirque de Soleil’s stars in Denver now explain what life is like on the road.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf and Jo Erickson. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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