Emergency Preparedness Month: What to do when disaster strikes
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — September is Emergency Preparedness Month, and this year’s theme may be appropriate to some this year: “disasters…
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Colorado wildfire has destroyed 25 residential buildings
DENVER (AP) — A month-old northern Colorado wildfire has destroyed 25 residential buildings and a total of 54 structures. The Cameron Peak Fire near…
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Snow stalls Colorado wildfire, but growth expected again
DENVER (AP) – Snow and cold weather have stalled the growth of a northern Colorado wildfire that exploded in hot, windy weather over the Labor Day…
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Snow, rain push smoky air away in Southern Colorado
Monday many woke up to smoke in the air, prompting air quality advisories in much of Colorado. “Even though you were in Colorado Springs, and you…
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Wildfire smoke makes air quality in Colorado Springs among worst in the world
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — If you’re having trouble breathing in Colorado this Labor Day, the reason is because of the thick smoke in the air…
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Northern Colorado fire spurs new evacuations, health alert
DENVER (AP) – Heavy winds brought smoke to much of Colorado’s Front Range on Labor Day from a growing wildfire that has triggered evacuations…
Continue Reading Smoky Sunday: Cameron Peak Fire affects air quality across the Front Range
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Smoke from the Cameron Peak Fire is affecting the Front Range. The Colorado Department of Public Health and…
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Northern Colorado wildfire’s growth prompts new evacuations
DENVER (AP) – Hot and windy weather is keeping the fire danger high across northern Colorado. The Cameron Peak Fire near Red Feather Lakes is…
Continue Reading Mandatory evacuations issued because of Cameron Peak Fire
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Fire officials ordered a mandatory evacuation for people near the Cameron Peak Fire on Saturday night, according to…
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Ranchers reeling after Colorado’s largest wildfire on record
DENVER (AP) — The largest wildfire in Colorado’s recorded history didn’t destroy scores of homes like other mammoth fires of the past, but it did…
Continue Reading Four firefighters test positive for COVID-19 while battling Cameron Peak Fire
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A fourth firefighter has tested positive for the coronavirus while battling the Cameron Peak Fire, according to a…
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New study indicates parts of Rocky Mountain forests to be slower or unable to recover from wildfires
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The recent trend of warmer, drier weather in the West will make some wildfire recovery in southern Rocky Mountain…
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4 Colorado wildfires have so far cost up to $77M to fight
DENVER — A federal fire agency based in Boise, Idaho reported that four wildfires in Colorado have so far cost up to $77 million to fight. The…
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Growth stalled at the East Fork fire
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The East Fork fire is still at 1,680 acres and is now 88% contained. It hasn’t grown since Monday. There was…
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4 Colorado wildfires have so far cost up to $77M to fight
DENVER – A federal fire agency based in Boise, Idaho reported that four wildfires in Colorado have so far cost up to $77 million to fight. The…
Continue Reading 4 Colorado wildfires have so far cost up to $77M to fight
DENVER, Colo. (AP) — A federal fire agency based in Boise, Idaho reported that four wildfires in Colorado have so far cost up to $77 million to…
Continue Reading East Fork Fire near Trinidad grows to nearly 1,700 acres
TRINIDAD, Colo. (KRDO) — The East Fork Fire burning in Las Animas County has consumed nearly 1,700 acres of land as of Monday. Firefighting crews…
Continue Reading Pine Gulch Fire becomes largest wildfire in Colorado history, 77% contained
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pine Gulch Fire near Grand Junction has become the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history as of Thursday evening.…
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Wildfire Update: Security firefighters return from Pine Gulch mission
SECURITY, Colo. (KRDO) – One crew from the Security Fire Department is back home safe after spending two weeks fighting the Pine Gulch Fire near…
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Wildfire burning on Forest Service land north of Rye
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — UPDATE: The fire is 16 acres and 50% contained as of Wednesday morning. Firefighters will continue to construct fire…
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