416 Fire

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Forest Service reestablishes Hermosa Creek Trail after 2022 mudslides

Quarter mile of single-track had to be rerouted after slides

October 3, 2024

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Logging by train

forest service partners with railroad for fuel thinning project near Rockwood

January 17, 2024

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Durango residents at a loss as homeowners insurance becomes harder to find

Insurers are shrinking coverage because of wildfire risks, leaving buyers hung out to dry

January 15, 2024

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Playing with fire (mitigation)

wildfire risk, impending state codes have HOAs and homeowners leaning into mitigation

August 21, 2023

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Railroad sues insurance over 416 fire coverage

fire and subsequent mudslides one incident or two? That’s the $25 million question

June 20, 2023

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Photos: Culverts installed at Falls Creek subdivision to handle runoff from burn scar

Stan Whinnery uses a trackhoe to lower a 15,000-pound concrete box culvert as Will Smith, back left, Alan Reyes, front…

July 23, 2022

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Can we replace fire with mechanical thinning in Southwest Colorado?

ecologists argue prescribed burns are necessary even as they have caused blazes this spring

June 4, 2022

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Durango railroad pauses operations amid fire danger

weekend marked the first time this year trains have stopped running because of wildfire risk

May 18, 2022

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La Plata County holds large-scale drill to prepare for eventual wildfire

Multiday simulation includes mock evacuations of hospital, subdivisions

April 30, 2022

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D&SNG to settle civil lawsuit filed by local landowners, businesses

Details have yet to be released as sides finalize agreement

March 23, 2022

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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 22, 2022

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Trial seeking damages from Durango railroad for 416 Fire pushed back

than 30 property owners and businesses accuse D&SNG of disregarding known risk

January 25, 2022

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Documentary focuses on biologists’ effort to save San Juan cutthroat trout after 416 Fire

‘The Fish & the Flame’ shows government agencies working with private land owners to save fish

January 9, 2022

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Trial set for May in federal lawsuit accusing Durango railroad of starting 416 Fire

to determine if D&SNG and its parent company are on the hook for millions in firefighting costs

January 3, 2022

Southwest Life

Hermosa Creek trails repaired after fire, erosion damage

Service works on 5.5 miles of paths in heavily used area

September 16, 2021

Local News

How three subdivisions came to embrace wildfire mitigation

Sometimes, it takes a close call, or worse, to spur action

June 2, 2021

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Volunteers plant trees in the 416 Fire burn area

Planting part of larger environmental restoration effort

April 17, 2021

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Durango zeros in on 10 areas for fire mitigation

Community meeting planned for March 31

March 13, 2021

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Outgoing La Plata County commissioners reflect on past eight years

Wildfires, mine spill, pandemic – leaders navigated several crises in office

January 11, 2021

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After 44 years, Butch Knowlton retires from La Plata County

and rescue director helped countless people through emergencies

November 16, 2020

Local News

Trial accusing Durango railroad of starting 416 Fire to take place in Denver

D&SNG attorneys pushed to have hearings held locally

November 15, 2020

Southwest Life

416 Fire turned out to be a healthy burn for the forest, new studies find

Satellite imagery, ground surveys show robust regrowth of vegetation

August 27, 2020

Local News

Judge denies request by Durango train to resume fire mitigation, bridge repair

Service says railroad must submit work plans

July 15, 2020

Local News

Incoming storm raises concern over flooding from 416 Fire burn scar

National Weather Service says up to an inch of rain could fall in area

June 5, 2020