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High Park Fire

The Pike Hotshots prepare for this year's wildfire season (credit: CBS)

Ground Attack Crews Prepare For Wildfire Season In Colorado

Fire crews are taking advantage of this week’s rainy and low fire danger to prepare for this year’s fire season.

2013/05/10

An air tanker drops slurry (credit: CBS)

Colorado Firefighting Fleet Moves Forward In Senate

The Colorado Senate gave initial approval to establishing a state firefighting fleet to supplement a fleet managed by the federal government, even though lawmakers have not allocated money for it.

2013/04/24

Lightning started 87,284 acre fire in June 2012, 259 homes destroyed, 1 Larimer Co. resident killed (credit: Copter4 on June 22)

Leaner Forest Service Prepares For Busy Wildfire Season

A leaner U.S. Forest Service is preparing for another busy wildfire season.

2013/03/13

Copter4 flies above a home burning in the High Park Fire (credit: CBS)

Colorado To Resume Forest Burns, With New Limits

A year after Colorado’s worst wildfire season on record, which included a destructive blaze started by the state, Colorado officials said Wednesday they will resume limited preventive burning on state lands.

2013/01/30

The High Park Fire on June 14 (credit: CBS)

High Park Fire Caused Air Pollution In Fort Collins Worse Than In Beijing

Last summer’s High Park Fire in Larimer County not only destroyed homes and property, it also caused some bad damage on air quality.

2013/01/29

An image from Copter4 on June 22 (credit: CBS)

FEMA Gives Colorado $2M To Help Pay For 2012 Wildfire Season

Colorado is getting some help paying for last summer’s busy wildfire season.

2013/01/06

Sen. Udall Upset Senate Shot Down Wildfire Funding

This past year was one of our worst wildfire seasons on record in Colorado. Even so, the U.S. Senate voted against a plan providing half a billion dollars in wildfire funding and Colorado Sen. Mark Udall isn’t pleased.

2012/12/31

Sen. Mark Udall (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Udall Criticizes Rejection Of Wildfire Amendment

U.S. Sen. Mark Udall is criticizing his colleagues’ rejection of an amendment he says would have fully funded the Forest Service’s Wildland Fire Management Account ahead of next year’s wildfire season.

2012/12/29