Colorado wildfire forces evacuation orders for 19,000 people Evacuation orders cover 8,000 homes March 27, 2022
D&SNG to settle civil lawsuit filed by local landowners, businesses Details have yet to be released as sides finalize agreement March 22, 2022
Durango railroad agrees to pay $20 million for 416 Fire damages D&SNG also must make ‘substantial’ operational changes over the next 10 years March 21, 2022
Coloradans worried about water, wildfires and cost of living, new poll shows Telephone and online interview polled 3,440 residents of eight Mountain West states February 18, 2022
Charges for Dane in Colorado wildfire will likely be dropped A prosecutor says criminal charges will probably be dropped against the mentally ill Danish man, Jesper Joergensen, accused of starting… February 14, 2022
Deadly Colorado blaze renews focus on underground coal fires Rowdy Alexander watches from atop his horse as a hillside burns on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation on Aug 11,… January 31, 2022
Biden surveys Colorado wildfire damage, comforts victims ‘You will get through this and you’ll be stronger for it,’ says president January 7, 2022
Eyewitness to Marshall Fire origin recounts scene like a ‘war zone’ Video by Mike Zoltowski appears to show devastating blaze’s earliest moments January 3, 2022
Conservation partners target 300,000 acres in Southwest Colorado Rocky Mountain Restoration Initiative unites wildlife protection with wildfire mitigation December 24, 2021
The final phase of restoration in Glenwood Canyon turns to debris-choked Colorado River The Colorado Department of Transportation is orchestrating the removal of hundreds of thousands of tons of debris flushed down the… December 6, 2021
Feel good about your Christmas tree with help from Southwest Colorado conservation group San Juan Mountains Association doubles impact of wildfire mitigation efforts November 29, 2021
Report says it takes too long to deliver federal money to areas hit by floods, wildfires Sen. Bennet aims to improve the Emergency Watershed Protection Program November 18, 2021
Durango and Montrose interagency wildfire dispatch centers could close down Proposal recommends consolidation from six dispatch centers to three in Colorado November 4, 2021
Colorado doesn’t have a statewide building code. Would enacting one help protect homes against wildfire? A handful of state lawmakers are interested in the idea, in part to secure more federal dollars October 25, 2021
In high-risk Southwest Colorado, fire chiefs point to wildfire areas of concern Interactive maps help residents see address-by-address where mitigation is needed September 20, 2021
Bennet says legislation could help fund fire mitigation efforts in Durango Senator discusses potential benefit of Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act for Southwest Colorado September 9, 2021
Forced medication approved for wildfire suspect, lawyers say A psychiatrist has recommended that Jesper Joergensen, the mentally ill Danish man accused of starting a Colorado wildfire that burned… September 8, 2021
Federal investment in forests could spur jobs, reduce wildfires and clear the air, Bennet says Senator promotes $60 billion Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act in tour around Colorado September 3, 2021
Wildfire breaks out on BLM land southwest of Mancos Mount Weber Fire has scorched 25 acres August 30, 2021
More hazy days forecast for Four Corners Smoke from wildfires expected to linger through Wednesday morning August 9, 2021
Willow Fire north of Cortez is 30% contained Wildfire west of Salter Y grew to 30 acres August 9, 2021
2 small fires burning in Pagosa Ranger District Both less than one-tenth of an acre and rain expected in area July 26, 2021