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How can you help during and after the Colorado wildfires? Here’s what you need to know

Wildfires are an inevitable part of Colorado summers. Here are several tangible ways you can help people who are affected by ...

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 ...
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Rare Access: Inside the base camp battling Colorado’s largest burning wildfire

Built in under 2 days, this base camp is where strategy meets survival. At the heart of it all: Rocky Mountain Incident Team ...

Colorado's newest firefighting helicopter shelved for several weeks during wildfire season

In a case of bad timing, a helicopter purchased by the state for the specific purpose of fighting wildfires has been taken ...
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Private land owners buy into wildfire mitigation projects in Colorado mountains

Wildfire does not care who owns what land. That was what Hannah Ohlson, the Summit Fire & EMS wildlife division fuels ...

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 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 ...

Wildfire smoke lingers over Colorado

Meteorologist Keely Chalmers breaks down how wildfire smoke from western Colorado, Arizona and Utah makes it into the upper ...