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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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Nederland’s fire evacuation challenges mirror those of small towns across the state
A town trustee says it’s been 15 years since Nederland started discussing a fire evacuation route critical to one of its communities.
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 ...
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Driver rescued from car, hospitalized following rollover crash on I-25 in Colorado Springs
Crews say a driver is now in the hospital after being rescued from a trapped car following a rollover crash on southbound ...
Burdoin Fire in Klickitat Co. grows to 8,700 acres; About 250 buildings at risk
The Burdoin Fire that started Friday in Klickitat County along the Columbia River has burned around 8,700 acres as of Sunday, ...
Five-acre brush fire breaks out near site of previous vegetation fires that forced evacuation of Colorado town
A brush fire was reported Tuesday afternoon in Douglas County, just a few miles from fires that broke out Sunday that forced ...
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Containment growing on Board Shanty Fire in Josephine Co.
The Board Shanty Fire burning in Josephine County is slowly seeing more containment. According to the Oregon Department of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Evacuations in place as fire sparks near Rifle in western Colorado
RIFLE, Colo. (KKTV) - Thursday afternoon, evacuations were put in place as a fire burned near Rifle in Western Colorado. The ...
Burdoin Fire in Klickitat Co. explodes overnight; Level 3: ‘Go Now’ evacuation orders expand
On Saturday morning, the county expanded Level 3: Go Now evacuation orders to include the town of Lyle. See the latest evacuation map for the area here. The fire broke out around 2:30 p.m. along the ...