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A home destroyed by the High Park Fire (credit: CBS)

Larimer County Offers Discounted Building Permits To High Park Fire Victims

Larimer County has been helpful in assisting those affected be the High Park Fire to get back on their feet.

2012/09/17

Michelle Proulx and CBS4's Alan Gionet pet a wolf at the sanctuary (credit: CBS)

W.O.L.F. Sanctuary Needs Help As They Recover From High Park Fire

When the High Park Fire hit the steep terrain around the W.O.L.F. sanctuary they had to try to round up animals in fenced enclosures as large as an acre.

2012/09/17

High Park Fire Victim Dies From Apparent Heart Attack

A man who lost his home in the High Park Fire and vowed to rebuild has died.

2012/09/15

Several organizations are coming together for Colorado Rebuilds Fire Adapted Communities to rebuild in wildfire burn areas and wildfire prone areas. (credit: CBS)

Rebuilding In Wildfire Areas Takes Planning

Fire and insurance safety experts are hoping to make homes being rebuilt in burn areas across Colorado safer.

2012/09/13

Colorado Officials To Hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

Colorado officials are holding a remembrance ceremony and concert in to honor lives lost in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and pay tribute to Colorado emergency crews who responded to summer wildfires and the July 20 theater shootings.

2012/09/10

Jane Gordon with CBS4's Stan Bush (credit: CBS)

Forest Service Considers Bringing Back Fire Ban In Certain Areas

As of Wednesday the northern part of Colorado has high fire danger, and the U.S. Forest Service fears it will only get worse.

2012/09/05

Carole Walker, Executive Director at Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association, talks with CBS4's Dominic Garcia (credit: CBS)

Many High Park Fire Victims Give Up In Fight Vs. Insurance Companies

Some people who lost their homes to the High Park Fire say insurance companies are not doing enough to help them rebuild.

2012/08/31

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

High Park Wildfire Victims Airing Grievances

A public hearing is being held in Fort Collins for victims of the High Park wildfire who are irate over insurance problems.

2012/08/29

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

Residents Start Rebuilding After Fort Collins Fire

Residents are starting the process of rebuilding after June’s wildfire west of Fort Collins that scorched 136 square miles and destroyed 259 homes.

2012/08/18

Sen. Mark Udall in Colorado Springs on Aug. 15, 2012 (credit: CBS)

Udall Eyes Little Known Federal Law In Review Of Colorado Wildfires

After a summer of wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes in Colorado Sen. Mark Udall says an old law that could be affecting the federal response to fires needs to be examined.

2012/08/16