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Fire tanker base

Durango Air Tanker Base has already used more than 400,000 gallons of retardant this wildfire season to date, June 15…

Photos: Mid-week farmer’s market opens in Durango

Photos: Riding into battle

Photo: Smoky skies, closed trails

Smoke from the 416 Fire blankets Durango on Friday, June 15, behind a sign closing trails at Fort Lewis College.…

Photo: Making things better with (free) coffee

Karen Stiner and Emily Kassay enjoy free coffee on the patio of 81301 Coffee Inc. on Friday at 3101 Main…

416 Fire: Reader photos June 15-17, 2018

readers share their photos from the 416 Fire and support of firefighting efforts. If you have photos to share, please…

Photos: Summer concert series kicks off at Buckley Park

Fire behavior analysts help on 416 Fire

A significant part of fighting a wildland fire is predicting fire behavior and weather. Fire behavior analysts are helping on…

The Burro Fire

from the edge of the Burro Fire.

Photo: Not a crime to wear a face mask

Officer Forrest Kinney with the Durango Police Department hands out N95 face masks Thursday at south City Market. Some residents…

416 Fire: Top reader photos

Durango Herald readers have shared about 1,500 photos over the last two weeks. We've selected the top photos to share.…

416 Fire: Reader photos, Thursday, June 14

readers share their photos from Day 14 of the 416 Fire. If you have photos to share, please email [email protected].…

416 Fire June 13

416 Fire burns its way to the west and north on June 13 as evacuees in areas along U.S. Highway…

416 Fire: Reader photos, June 13

readers share their photos from the 416 Fire. If you have photos or video to share, please send them to…

416 Fire June 12

416 Fire burned farther south and west on Tuesday, June 12, sending flames high above trees.

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416 Fire: Reader photos, June 12

Readers share photos of firefighting efforts. To share your photos, email [email protected].

416 Fire on June 11

A burnout operation took place Monday, June 11, south of County Road 202 to reduce fuels around houses in front…

Reader photos: Monday, June 11

Readers share photos from the 416 Fire. If you have a photo, please email [email protected]

Reader photos: Monday, June 11

Readers share photos from the 416 Fire. If you have a photo, please email [email protected]

416 Fire on June 10

weather on Sunday made fighting the 416 Fire challenging. More than 800 people are working on it, including eight helicopters.

416 Fire on June 9

416 Fire doubled in size on Saturday, June 9.

416 Fire: Sunday reader photos

Readers share photos from the 416 Fire. If you have a photo, please email [email protected]

416 Fire: Saturday reader photos

Readers continue to share what they are seeing at the 416 Fire. Send your photos to [email protected]