Up and down Colorado’s Front Range and in mountain counties, fire planners are trying anything and everything to make 2023 safer
Wildfire
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Wildfire west of Colorado Springs grows to 1,200 acres; “moderate potential” for fire to spread over weekend
The 403 fire started Thursday morning and forced dozens to evacuate from Teller County
Posted inMarshall Fire
A Louisville family begins construction on a new home where the Marshall fire destroyed their last one
Louie Delaware and his family said their idea to build a new “living in place home” helps soften the blow of what they lost in the 2021 fire.
Posted inPolitics and Government
Three members of Colorado’s congressional delegation seek $60 billion to reduce wildfire risk, restore Western land
The Protect the West Act is sponsored by U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, as well as U.S. Rep. Jason Crow
Posted inEnvironment
Can Colorado’s struggling seedling tree nursery be an answer to forest fires and disease?
Badly in need of new infrastructure and a new business model, the facility has begun its resurgence with a new mission — to be an “epicenter of reforestation”
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Colorado may force new homes in wildfire-prone areas to adhere to a state building code
A forthcoming bill would create a new board with powers to tell local governments how houses must be built in the wildland-urban interface
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Can artificial intelligence help Colorado detect wildfires before they turn into disasters?
There are hundreds of AI cameras scattered across California, Nevada and Oregon, and even casual viewers can remotely watch wildfires in real time.
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Feds send $930 million to curb wildfire “crisis” in the West
The money will go toward clearing trees and underbrush from national forests in 10 western states, including Colorado.
Posted inMarshall Fire
Colorado’s wildfire risk is so high some homeowners can’t get insured. The state may create last-resort coverage.
Some Colorado homeowners are telling state regulators and lawmakers that they can’t secure coverage for their homes because of rising wildfire risk
Posted inMarshall Fire
“Air quality issues don’t go away when the fire is out”: Questions remain about long-term Marshall fire health effects
CU Boulder researchers found elevated concentrations of volatile organic compounds and pollutants inside smoke-affected homes in the weeks after the fire