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West Fork fires grow to 92,000 acres

outbreaks sparked after lightning strikes

June 29, 2013 • Robert Galin — Staff reporter

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Rain, wind a mixed blessing

grow to 91,000 acres

June 28, 2013 • Robert Galin — Staff reporter

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Firefighters go to San Juans

An engine crew hiked into the Helmet Fire in the Hogback area northeast of Mancos. This single tree fire was…

June 28, 2013 • Ann Butler — Staff reporter

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Wolf Creek Pass set to reopen

Fork residents return home; haze expected to linger over Durango

June 28, 2013 • Dale Rodebaugh — Staff reporter

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Local smoke may be from N.M.

Durango-area foresters assured that no fires were burning in the immediate vicinity, said Ann Bond, spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest…

June 27, 2013 • Shane Benjamin — Herald Staff Writer

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Haze, service assures, is smoke, but no blaze

Fork Complex remains active; fire danger high today

June 26, 2013 • Ann Butler — Staff reporter

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Fires close Divide, Colorado trails

Trail sections are closed to all public entry between San Luis Pass north of Creede, Stony Pass east of Silverton…

June 26, 2013 • Herald Staff Report

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Crews focus on homes

Fork blazes keep Wolf Creek Pass closed for 7th day

June 25, 2013 • Shane Benjamin — Herald Staff Writer

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Officials to ‘do what we can’ to open Hwy. 160

“(We) are looking to see if there are ways we can open it up,” said Pete Blume, an incident commander…

June 25, 2013 • Shane Benjamin — Herald Staff Writer

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Gentler winds help fight

now is nation’s highest wildfire priority

June 24, 2013 • Shane Benjamin — Herald Staff Writer

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Heavy rain or other weather needed at West Fork fire

The fire more than doubled in size over the weekend, growing to an estimated 117 square miles. Incident commander Pete…

June 24, 2013 • Jeri Clausing

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Firefighters desperate for change in weather

may burn until July monsoons, officials say

June 23, 2013 • Jeri Clausing

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Durango, Pagosa: ‘Still open for business’

“It looks like a warzone,” said Vallecito glider pilot Bob Thompson about a plume of smoke from one of the…

June 23, 2013 • Jim Haug — Staff reporter

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West Fork Fire Complex now at 70,257 acres

U.S. Highway 160, Colorado Highway 149 remain closed

June 23, 2013 • TOM McGHEE

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Fires rage; South Fork evacuation may be long

Fork Fire Complex could burn all summer

June 22, 2013 • Jeri Clausing

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Optimism for saving South Fork

Fork Fire Complex grows to 66,000 acres

June 22, 2013 • Herald Staff Writer

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West Fork Fires grows to 42,516 acres

Highway 160 remains closed

June 22, 2013 • Jeri Clausing

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As fire nears, South Fork evacuates

Creek Pass closed as massive blaze torches beetle-killed spruce

June 21, 2013 • Shane Benjamin — Herald Staff Writer

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Health advisory issued for Pagosa Springs

of South Fork being evacuated

June 21, 2013 • Herald Staff Report

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West Fork Complex fires

West Fork and Windy Pass fires jump the Continental Divide, close Highway 160 and prompt evacuations.

June 21, 2013 • Herald Staff Writer

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Wolf Creek Pass closed

Evacuations ordered ahead of extreme fire

June 20, 2013 • Shane Benjamin — Herald Staff Writer

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Regional News

Wildfires force new evacuations in Colorado

A blaze near Colorado Springs that has claimed two lives and more than 500 homes was fully contained Thursday, but…

June 19, 2013 • Kristen Wyatt

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Wolf Creek Fire puts up large column

Pass Fire burns closer to ski area

June 19, 2013 • Ann Butler — Staff reporter

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When fire breaks out, who pays?

County, state, feds all take part, and it ain’t cheap

June 18, 2013 • Dale Rodebaugh — Staff reporter