Helicopter roundups are hugely expensive an inhumane, and because they don’t stabilize the population, they have to be done again and again
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PHOTOS: After weeks of bombing and scraping, Colorado’s mountain roads are ready for summer traffic
Several connector roads are opening just in time for Memorial Day traffic
Posted inEnvironment, News, Outdoors, Politics and Government, Wildfire
Colorado competes with other states for wildfire-fighting aircraft. Climate change makes that a big problem.
When wildfires swept across Colorado and the western U.S. last summer and fall, water- and retardant-dropping airplanes and helicopters that can make the difference between a small blaze and a deadly megafire were difficult to come by. States were suddenly pitted against each other as federal emergency managers worked to determine who needed the most […]
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Meet the Colorado helicopter medic trained to rescue wildland firefighters
GYPSUM — Don’t ask Aaron Zinser about which job he’s working. The answer gets complicated very quickly. The 37-year-old Eagle County paramedic is a firefighter who can provide medical care on the frontlines of wildfire. He’s also certified to care for patients aboard military helicopters. He’s also a search and rescue medic who deploys with […]
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Opinion: Congress should save Coloradans from sky-high air ambulance charges
At the moment, Congress is considering the Lower Health Care Cost Act, proposed by the Senate HELP Committee. It is an important step toward protecting patients from excessive air ambulance charges. The draft bill would cap out-of-network rates to the local median negotiated in-network rate for the same insurer, thereby protecting patients with little negotiating power […]
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President signs measure seeking to make helicopters safer after deadly 2015 Flight for Life crash in Colorado
Legislation aiming to close a loophole to make helicopters safer after a deadly Flight for Life crash in Colorado has passed Congress and is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk. U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter, of Arvada, and Jared Polis, of Boulder, teamed up on the effort, which would require the Federal Aviation Administration to mandate […]