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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Colorado Springs, Fountain, El Paso County enact outdoor burning restrictions
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office have initiated outdoor burning…
Continue Reading Pine Gulch Fire nears 50% containment
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pine Gulch Fire burning north of Grand Junction is 44% contained as of Monday, as firefighters continue to build…
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‘Thorpe Fire’ in Park County prompts evacuations
PARK COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Multiple agencies responded Sunday afternoon to a growing wildfire in Park County. The “Thorpe Fire” was reported just…
Continue Reading Gov. Polis signs order for Pine Gulch Fire, now 19% contained at 129,715 acres
DENVER (KRDO) — Governor Jared Polis signed an executive order Saturday declaring a state of disaster emergency in response to the Pine Gulch Fire…
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