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Copter4 flew over the Galena Fire burning west of Fort Collins near Horsetooth Reservoir (credit: CBS)

Crews Battling Galena Fire Face Gusty Winds

Gusty winds could hinder firefighters’ efforts to contain a wildfire that has scorched up to 1,000 acres in the foothills west of Fort Collins.

2013/03/17

Copter4 flew over the Galena Fire west of Fort Collins on March 15, 2013. (credit: CBS)

Galena Fire A Reminder Of Need For Better Air Support

Cold air and snow moved over the Galena Fire area in Larimer County giving fire crews some relief on Sunday.

2013/03/17

Calm Weather Helps Crews Battling Galena Fire In Larimer County

Calmer weather on Saturday is expected to help crews fighting a wildfire that has scorched between 750 and 1,000 acres in the foothills west of Fort Collins.

2013/03/16

Galena Fire Breaks Out Near Lory State Park, Forces Evacuations

A wildfire west of Fort Collins sent out a large plume of smoke and was forcing authorities into emergency action Friday afternoon.

2013/03/15

Neighbor Of Holmes Reacts With Shock To Booby Trap Description

A man who lives in the same apartment building that mass murder suspect James Holmes did in Aurora learned found out this week how much danger he was in while the movie theatre massacre was going on a few miles away.

2013/01/09

Firefighters work on the fire lines of the Fern Lake Fire in the first week of December 2012. (credit: CBS)

Final Fern Lake Fire Evacuees Plan To Return Home

All of the remaining evacuees of the Fern Lake Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park will be allowed back home on Friday.

2012/12/07

An image from the fire (credit: Larimer County Sheriff's Department).

Fire Near Red Feather Lakes Destroys Cabin

Evacuation notices have been lifted for residents in northern Colorado following a wildfire that destroyed a summer cabin overnight.

2012/12/03

The Fern Lake Fire (credit: Estes Park Trail Gazette)

Winds Spur Fire Evacuations In Rocky Mountain National Park

Evacuations have been ordered in the resort town of Estes Park after high winds stoked the Fern Lake Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park.

2012/12/01

Bear Wilson shows the bowl vandals destroyed in his house. (credit: CBS)

Waldo Canyon Fire Evacuees Upset By ‘Baffling’ Vandalism

Some Colorado Springs are expressing anger and frustration over the looting that hit them firsthand during the Waldo Canyon Fire.

2012/07/06

An evacuee at a shelter in Colorado Springs on June 27. (credit: CBS)

Red Cross Says Evacuation Shelters Still Have Room

The American Red Cross wants the public to know that they have plenty of room for people who are evacuated because of the Waldo Canyon Fire and needing a place to stay.

2012/06/28