Fire

East Round Top Fire ignites 5 acres on Southern Ute Indian Reservation

Cause of blaze is under investigation

DATE: Jul 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde National Park’s Long Fire, ignited by lightning, under control

Blaze expected to be fully contained by Sunday evening

DATE: Jul 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters reach full containment on Twin Buttes Fire; blaze measured at 4 acres

About 30 people remain on scene ‘fortifying’ lines

DATE: Jul 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildfires can cost millions. So who pays when flames cross boundaries?

Splitting bills can be tricky, but a system is in place to ease the process

DATE: Jul 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Colorado a playground for research scientists

Landscape diversity invites study of desert groundwater, alpine permafrost and prehistoric wildfires

DATE: Jul 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Firefighters say 10-acre Cox Canyon Fire likely started from week-old lightning strike

Blaze discovered Thursday south of Durango on tribal lands

DATE: Jul 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ten-acre Cox Canyon Fire breaks out on Southern Ute tribal land

Multiple agencies respond to battle blaze

DATE: Jul 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Public land agencies remove fire restrictions ahead of July 4

Rains prompt San Juan National Forest, BLM to rescind Stage 1 measures

DATE: Jun 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Could prescribed burns curb the health impacts of wildfires?

Controlled fire seen as a tool to mitigate some of the harm, report says

DATE: Jun 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

20 years later: Missionary Ridge Fire torched homes, devastated lives and taught us lessons

As Durango looks back on the historic blaze, those who were there recall conditions similar to today

DATE: Jun 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rain in June? Forecasters say up to an inch possible through Sunday in Durango

Thunderstorms heighten possibility of lightning-sparked wildfires

DATE: Jun 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local governments and land agencies upgrade fire restrictions

Stage 2 bans campfires in San Juan National Forest, among other activities

DATE: Jun 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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