BOULDER, Colo. (KRDO) — Boulder County immediately evacuated 19,000 people, and 8,000 homes when the NCAR fire ignited Saturday. More than 24 hours later, residents are being told it’s safe to head back home. After 5 p.m. Sunday, the City of Boulder lifted all evacuation orders, and evacuees were told they may return home, according
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BOULDER, Colo. (KRDO) — The Boulder Police Department posted Saturday that 19,000 people or about 8,000 homes need to immediately evacuate due to a wildfire burning in an open space. They say the fire is about 130 acres and zero percent contained as of 6:30 P.M. No structures have been damaged. According to police, the
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The county’s Wildland Fire Crew is spending three days burning piles of branches and other excess vegetation at Fox Run Regional Park in Black Forest. KRDO The Sheriff’s Office is overseeing work by volunteers and firefighters to remove potential fuels that could help a fire to spread. El Paso
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Ongoing drought conditions, insects, disease, and wildfire risk have placed forests across the state “in jeopardy,” according to an annual report released late Wednesday. The Colorado State Forest Service, headquartered at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, published its evaluation of forest health for 2021 and stated that trees continue
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Thursday, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office provided an update to a fie that broke out March 2, south of Avondale. According to the sheriff’s office, the Huerfano Road Fire was first reported in the 6200 block of Huerfano Road, at the bottom of the Huerfano River. Crews spent Wednesday battling
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Following the state’s two largest wildfires in 2020 and the most destructive fire in 2021, there is a renewed push to protect homes from the next wildfire in Colorado. However, there is far less attention on the millions of acres of forest that is mostly managed by the federal government.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On a day when fire danger in Colorado Springs is as low as it’s been in quite some time, the conversation about keeping the risk level down is just heating up. Ballot issue 2D was passed in November 2021, giving the City of Colorado Springs $20 million in funding to
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BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — While officials are still investigating the official cause of the Marshall Fire in Boulder County, the most destructive wildfire in state history, our Denver news partners report the possibility the blaze began from a dormant coal mine. According to 9News, a 2018 report by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining
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By MATTHEW BROWN and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration says it will significantly expand efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have been torching areas of the U.S. West by more aggressively thinning forests around “hot spots” where nature and neighborhoods collide. Officials have crafted a $50 billion
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A wildfire that started west of Interstate 25 near the Pueblo County, El Paso County line was quickly contained and brought under control Friday afternoon. Firefighters from Hanover, Pueblo West, Fort Carson, and Fountain responded to the fire near Salt Cedar Road just before noon. The fire burned mostly grass,
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — Following the devastating Marshall Fire in Boulder County, Colorado legislators have already introduced several bills pertaining to wildfire preparedness to kick off the 2022 session. State Sen. Pete Lee, a Democrat from Colorado Springs, has already sponsored four bills concerning the growing threat introduced to the House and Senate on Wednesday.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Denver-based restaurant, Teriyaki Madness’ nine Colorado locations are joining together to provide relief to the victims affected in the Louisville, Superior, and Boulder County area by the Marshall Fire. On Wednesday, the company announced half of its proceeds that will be collected on Saturday, Jan. 15 across the state
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COLORADO (KRDO) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis along with the philanthropic community discusses efforts to support families impacted by the Marshall Fire on Tuesday. Watch below starting at about 1 p.m.: The Marshall Fire is the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s history, with more than 1,000 homes and businesses destroyed by the rapid flames that
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BOULDER, Colo. (KRDO) — The Humane Society of Boulder Valley (HSBV) brought the community together Sunday by holding a vigil to grieve the loss and provide comfort to the people who lost their beloved pets. According to 9News, the vigil allowed people to provide support to each other during hardships. HSBV set up a memorial
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BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Friday, the Boulder County Coroner’s Office identified the partial remains found earlier this week in the Marshall Fire burn area as 69-year-old Robert Sharpe. According to the Coroner’s Office, DNA analysis and scene circumstances were used to identify Sharpe. The official cause and manner of death are still under investigation.
Continue Reading DENVER (KRDO) — President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden are visiting Colorado Friday to examine the extensive damage left behind from the Marshall Fire, which burned through Superior and Louisville just before New Year’s Eve. Watch the Bidens’ arrival to Colorado below: Hundreds of homes and dozens of businesses were damaged or
Continue Reading BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A week after the Marshall Fire in Boulder County, the Boulder Office of Disaster Management (BODM) provided an update on the number of impacted residential and commercial properties. According to BODM, a total of 1,084 residential structures were destroyed and 149 residential structures were damaged. The Boulder County Assessor reports
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WIGWAM, Colo. (KRDO) — A grass fire started Thursday afternoon along Interstate-25 south of Fountain, sending smoke onto the roadway. The fire was reported near mile marker 118 on I-25, which is near Wigwam, at about 1:30 p.m. Flames were seen about two-feet high, according to witnesses. According to emergency dispatchers, the fire was reported
Continue Reading DENVER (KRDO) — Gov. Jared Polis is joining Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera and cabinet members to provide an update on the Marshall Fire, which burned through hundreds of homes and businesses last Thursday. Watch below: About 1,000 buildings were lost in the Marshall Fire, making it Colorado’s most destructive fire in history.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department reports seeing three separate fires related to homeless encampments between Monday evening into Tuesday afternoon. While that might seem like a lot, Captain Mike Smaldino said they get fire calls related to homeless camps almost daily. While all the recent fires in Colorado Springs have
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