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One of Colorado's biggest fire departments forecasts $500 million shortfall over next decade: "It's a big amount"
South Metro Fire Rescue, which serves nearly 600,000 residents in Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties, is forecasting a ...
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Ute 63 Fire at 8% containment as of Saturday afternoon
The Ute 63 Fire had burned 550 acres of Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute tribal lands, as well as private land near Hesperus ...
Colorado wildfires: Cottonwood Flat fire forces evacuations near Rifle
The growth of one wildfire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope has slowed to a crawl, but four others continue to scorch ...
Evacuations ordered due to Cottonwood Flat Fire in western Colorado north of Parachute
Colorado officials have ordered evacuations due to a fire burning in Garfield County. The Garfield County Emergency Community ...
20 people 'stranded' in Chevy Chase building amid flooding , Montgomery Co. Fire spokesman says
"Stranded", was how Piringer described those inside the building on the 7900 block of Meadowbrook Lane and inside the ...
Deer Creek Fire grows to 14,760 acres; moves into Colorado
The Deer Creek fire that started near Old La Sal July 10 grew to 14,760 acres on Tuesday, July 15 and remained at 7% ...
Deer Creek Fire over 14,000 acres, has damaged 13 structures; expected to move northeast through Colorado
The fire that sparked in southeastern Utah last week and crossed into southwestern Colorado this week has damaged over a ...
Turner Gulch Fire in western Colorado grows to over 15,000 acres, 9% containment
The Turner Gulch Fire in western Colorado has grown to 15,071 acres with 9% containment, according to fire officials. The ...
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Deer Creek Fire crosses into Colorado from Utah as containment grows to 7%
At just over 12,900 acres, the fire is bigger than all the other western slope fires combined and is one of several fires ...
Evacuation orders in Colorado town of Louviers lifted after two-alarm vegetation fire
A two-alarm vegetation fire in unincorporated Douglas County prompted an evacuation alert being sent to residents in the ...
South Rim Fire in western Colorado grows to over 4,000 acres
The South Rim Fire in western Colorado has grown to 4,179 acres with 0% containment, according to a release from fire ...
Colorado utilizing grazing cattle to help prevent wildfires in at-risk areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says similar grazing programs that allow cattle and other herds to chew down the dry grass ...