Wildfire - The Durango Herald

Prescribed burns facing scrutiny

Sen. Ellen Roberts wants assurances they can be done safely

DATE: Aug 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lightning ignites small fires south of Durango

Lightning sparked a 2-acre blaze and several smaller spot fires in a 5-acre boxed area Sunday afternoon south of the Animas Air Park and west of County Road 213. Capt. Koby Wester...

DATE: Aug 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde park lifts fire restrictions

Mesa Verde National Park has lifted fire restrictions that had been in place since July 22. In a news release Tuesday, Superintendent Cliff Spencer said sufficient rain has fallen...

DATE: Aug 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire chiefs consider warning: Mitigate, or else

Aerial fleet ‘paying dividends,’ agency says

DATE: Aug 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Replant after wildfire or let nature take over?

Environmentalists, loggers battle over future of burn area

DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Firefighting costs rise, warming worsens

Price exceeds $1B annually to suppress blazes

DATE: Jul 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Strict fire limits in place in Mesa Verde

National park is bone-dry; San Juans, Durango face no ban

DATE: Jul 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Utah fires bring haze to Western Slope skies

The U.S. Forest Serviceâ€™s Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center reports that smoke in western Colorado is drifting in from numerous wildfires in Utah and the Pacific Northwest. ...

DATE: Jul 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Fire borrowing’ on Congress’ agenda to fix

Dems want wildfire costs eligible for emergency disaster funds

DATE: Jul 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

July is anniversary of two deadly Colorado wildfires

This month marks the anniversaries of two wildfires that took lives and property â€“ events that should serve as a reminder that extreme care is required to prevent wildfires. In ...

DATE: Jul 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lightning keeping fire crews busy

Rain often not enough to prevent blazes

DATE: Jul 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

KV fire put out

Firefighters contained the KV Fire on Friday between Bayfield and Pagosa Springs in the San Juan National Forest. The lightning-ignited fire, burning about 1Â½ miles north of U.S....

DATE: Jul 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News