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Fire Ban In Effect Sign Near Loveland Pass

Strict fire restrictions are going in place across much of Colorado’s High Country and Western Slope

Marshall Fire flames and smoke rise in grassland between neighborhoods in Superior,

Bountiful spring showers could bring elevated fire danger — but research shows you can cut your risk (literally)

By Ishan Thakore

A wildfire burning in a mountainous area, with thick smoke billowing from the top of a tree. The landscape is rugged with rocky terrain and sparse vegetation.

Colorado’s Western Slope braces for a weekend primed for wildfires

A burned landscape is seen along the edge of a road with smoke rising from the ground in one spot in the background.

Red Canyon fire: Westbound I-70 briefly closed, pre-evacuations in Eagle County near Wolcott

By Alejandro A. Alonso Galva and Tegan Wendland

A plane carrying flame retardant

Trump executive order would combine federal wildfire efforts during heat of Western fire season

By Ishan Thakore

Wildfires are reaching areas that never worried before. Here’s how to protect your home

By Ishan Thakore

U.S. Army National Guard members lift off to wildfire practice

Government and Politics

With the ‘Fix Our Forests Act’, Sen. Hickenlooper hopes to jump start a new era of forest management and wildfire prevention

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State regulators approve Xcel’s wildfire mitigation plan for the next two years

By Ishan Thakore

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Drought conditions likely to get worse in Colorado as Western water supplies shrink

By Ishan Thakore

Fire crews working to contain the Bucktail fire

Montrose County man pleads guilty after dog cremation led to wildfire

The Suncor refinery in Commerce City. March 6, 2021.

Colorado Supreme Court clears a path for a major climate lawsuit against Suncor, Exxon Mobil

a fire mitigation worker clears trees and brush

New tool aims to improve how Colorado funds, plans and invests in wildfire mitigation

A large white building is visible between the burnt limbs of a scrubby tree. The weather is dim and misty.

Government and Politics

Legislature rejects Jared Polis’ key effort this year to drive down Colorado home insurance costs

By Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun

burned remains of a home destroyed by the Marshall Fire

Denver and Boulder agree to Xcel Energy’s roughly $1.9 billion plan to avoid sparking wildfires

By Ishan Thakore

Jared Polis and Dan Gibbs, executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources stand near a wildfire fighting helicopter

Colorado officials expect an average fire season, but that still means potentially thousands of wildfires

By Ishan Thakore

Wildland firefighter watches National Guard helicopter picks up water

National Guard helicopters will be pivotal this wildfire season. But first, crews must train for water drops

burned remains of a home destroyed by the Marshall Fire

Government and Politics

Colorado ditches plan to reduce utilities’ wildfire liability. Homeowners may face fees instead.

By Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun

Grass fire near Berthoud in Larimer County is contained, evacuations lifted

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