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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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High winds create critical fire weather conditions across Colorado

Smoke rises from a grass fire

Firefighters work two fires in the Colorado Springs area near Garden of the Gods and the airport

By Andrea Chalfin

Four Colorado firefighters stand arm-in-arm on a street in downtown Los Angeles.

Colorado firefighters reflect on helping LA wildfire victims and look ahead to better local collaboration

Firefighters walk through a smoke-filled forest with a tanker helicopter hovering above them

Woman arrested and charged with arson for allegedly starting the Highland Lakes wildfire last year

The Palisades Fire burns a neighborhood in California

California wildfires are still raging. Here’s why the risk isn’t the same in the Denver metro

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