Wildfire - The Durango Herald

Hundreds of houses remain evacuated near Colorado ski resort

BRECKENRIDGE – Evacuation orders for hundreds of homes were expected to remain in place through midday Thursday as a wildfire rages near Colorado’s Breckenridge Ski Resort. The fi...

DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cost of Lightner Creek Fire tops $2 million

All county roads reopen to public

DATE: Jul 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drones disrupt firefighting efforts four times on Lightner Creek Fire

Police identify three suspects; cases referred to BLM

DATE: Jul 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lightner Creek Fire burning itself out

Residents asked to use discretion when calling 911

DATE: Jul 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fires flare up in Montezuma, Dolores counties

Dry lightning faulted; three wildfires, spot fires burning

DATE: Jul 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Federal command team to hand over control of Lightner Creek Fire

Burn area mapped at 412 acres; all residents allowed to return home

DATE: Jul 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters jump to wildfires

RIO PUERCO, N.M. – Flying 3,000 feet above desert scrubland in New Mexico, Nick Stanzak taps the first smokejumper on the shoulder to signal it’s his turn to leap from the twin-engine plane....

DATE: Jul 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Brush fire temporarily closes Navajo Lake State Park campground

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) â€” State park officials say there were no serious injuries during a brush fire at the Navajo Lake State Park, in Northwestern New Mexico near the Colorado border. ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police arrest man who flew drone over Arizona wildfire

Suspect posted photos online

DATE: Jul 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Some Colorado resort cities cancel fireworks displays

Four Colorado resort cities, including Durango, have canceled their Fourth of July fireworks displays due to the recent hot, dry weather. Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue Chief Mel S...

DATE: Jul 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Update: Lightner Creek Fire 95 percent contained

The Lightner Creek Fire was 95 percent contained by Sunday evening and firefighters expected to spend Monday mopping and monitoring the fire. Better mapping revealed the fire has...

DATE: Jul 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News