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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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Crews start to contain some of the 5 wildfires burning in western Colorado amid ongoing dry conditions
The Sowbelly fire, burning 2,274 acres in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area west of Delta, was 16% contained ...
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Turner Gulch Fire now 34% contained; Highway 141 evacuations lifted
The Turner Gulch Fire near Gateway has reached 15,286 acres as of Friday afternoon, but firefighting personnel have contained ...
Evacuations ordered due to Cottonwood Flat Fire in western Colorado north of Parachute
Colorado officials have ordered evacuations due to the Cottonwood Flat Fire burning in Garfield County.
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GJFD crews deployed to California return to Colorado
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A local wildland team deployed to California has returned home. The Grand Junciton Fire ...
New wildfire prompts evacuation orders in western Colorado
Evacuation orders were issued for residents within a one-mile radius of 1800 County Road 309, the website indicates.
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The North American Monsoon is on its way to Colorado. Whether it will be a typical monsoon season is yet to be determined
After a dry start to the summer in Colorado, with wildfires burning across the Western Slope, the approaching North American Monsoon could provide some needed relief.   Snowmelt happened unusually ...
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Delaware First Responders Head to Colorado to Help Battle Massive Wildfire
Three first responders with the Delaware Forest Service are being deployed to Grand Junction, Colorado to assist with the ...