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Marshall Fire

Posted inEnvironment

Colorado to dig up long-burning coal seam fire near Marshall disaster in Boulder County 

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MDT on Aug 16, 20239:51 AM MDT on Aug 16, 2023

The “Lewis Site” is another long-burning Marshall Mesa coal seam fire now sparking and needing urgent extinguishing

Posted inMarshall Fire

More than 150 insurance companies sue Xcel, citing negligence over start of Marshall fire

by Olivia Prentzel 2:40 PM MDT on Jul 11, 20233:31 PM MDT on Jul 11, 2023

Another lawsuit, filed Monday by the law firm that successfully sued PG&E after the deadly Camp fire in California, claims the utility company was aware of high fire risk Dec. 30

Posted inOpinion Columns

Zornio: 4 reasons fireworks should be a relic of the past in Colorado

by Trish Zornio 3:05 AM MDT on Jul 3, 20234:20 PM MDT on Jul 27, 2023

With endless reasons not to use them, what will it take for all Coloradans to ditch fireworks displays once and for all?

Posted inEnergy

Xcel Energy — blamed for helping spark the Marshall fire — is surveying 1,300 miles of power lines near Denver for fire risks

by Mark Jaffe 4:10 AM MDT on Jun 29, 20236:19 PM MDT on Jun 28, 2023

Colorado’s largest power company has a lidar-equipped helicopter crew inspecting lines in foothills west of city

Posted inMarshall Fire

Marshall fire was caused by reignited burn on residential property, Xcel Energy power line, Boulder County authorities say 

by Olivia Prentzel 10:23 AM MDT on Jun 8, 20236:10 PM MDT on Jun 11, 2023

No evidence of a crime as authorities disclose cause and origin of the Marshall fire on Thursday, capping a 17-month probe into December 2021 wildfire that killed two people, destroyed more than 1,000 homes and businesses

Posted inWildfire

Colorado needs thousands more firefighters as climate-change-driven fires become “public safety crisis”

by Olivia Prentzel 4:01 AM MDT on Apr 20, 20234:20 PM MDT on Jul 27, 2023

More training and new approaches are needed to fight fires in wildland urban interfaces, experts said Wednesday in Colorado Springs.

Posted inMarshall Fire

More than 100 homes are still uninhabitable from Marshall fire smoke and ash contamination

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MDT on Apr 19, 20236:29 AM MDT on Apr 20, 2023

Marshall fire survivors with homes still standing continue to face unique hurdles more than a year later

Fire crews use shovels in a wilderness area.
Posted inWildfire

Colorado’s 2023 wildfire season has begun. Here’s how counties are responding.

by Olivia Prentzel and Michael Booth 4:26 AM MDT on Apr 2, 20231:59 PM MDT on Apr 2, 2023

Up and down Colorado’s Front Range and in mountain counties, fire planners are trying anything and everything to make 2023 safer

Posted inPolitics and Government

Two Colorado lawmakers want to simplify the legislature’s ability to wield its rarely used subpoena power

by Elliott Wenzler 4:15 AM MDT on Mar 17, 20237:22 AM MDT on Mar 17, 2023

House Bill 1248 would allow for the creation of special investigative committees made up of lawmakers and experts to issue subpoenas

Posted inMarshall Fire

A Louisville family begins construction on a new home where the Marshall fire destroyed their last one

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MDT on Mar 13, 202311:46 AM MDT on Mar 13, 2023

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.

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