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Burn scar from Weber Fire offers a teachable moment

On an after school tour of the Weber burn scar, a group of 16 students from Mancos witnessed first-hand that…

November 5, 2013

Legislation would help with fire mitigation

money would help with prevention

October 28, 2013

A fee for wildfire-prone forest homes?

It’s one of governor’s task force’s recommendations

October 3, 2013

Fee for fire-prone forest homes?

It's one of governor's task force's recommendations

October 1, 2013

Wildfire panel looks at emergency radio system

Firefighters sometimes need 2 or 3 communicators

September 26, 2013

Roberts: Radio system an issue Firefighters sometimes need 2 or 3 communicators

Robertsdu1-i-syn As they do, state Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, thinks the top priority should be the state’s troubled emergency radio…

September 25, 2013

Grants available to help poor reduce wildfire risk

A $22,800 Colorado Wildfire Risk Reduction grant was recently awarded to the Montezuma County Chiefs Association to launch a pilot…

September 23, 2013

Expect smoky skies from planned prescribed burns

“Our window is a little up in the air. If we get any rain over the next few days we…

September 12, 2013

Burn aims to reduce fuels

The objectives are to reduce hazardous fuels, improve wildlife habitat, and improve range conditions. The West Rim Pines prescribed burn…

September 11, 2013

State launches disaster-preparedness effort

Prepared for what? Well, maybe for a pandemic. Or an earthquake. Or a blizzard. Or other nasty stuff. Terrorism. A…

September 9, 2013

Fire chief asks for tax hike Cortez fire district

to increaselevy by 2.5 mills

August 22, 2013

County suspends fire restrictions

ordinary limits in force on BLM, USFS and MVNP

August 6, 2013

Menefee coal fires to be doused

Water, foam will cool abandoned mine sites ignited by Weber Fire

August 6, 2013

Fire ban lifted

Restrictions remain in county, Mesa Verde

July 30, 2013

Fire bans lifted

Restrictions still in place in county, Mesa Verde

July 29, 2013

Veterans train to combat wildfires

A 25-year-old Army veteran from Ardmore, Okla., Jones is learning what it takes to fight wildfires. The career is dangerous,…

July 18, 2013

Precipitation slows West Fork fires

The weather has helped firefighters work farther around the fire, said Bobby Kitchens, a spokesman with the Type I Incident…

July 8, 2013

Lightning-strike blazes start fire season

Thunderstorms are forecast to continue

June 4, 2013

Still dry up high

Tinderbox conditions likely to persist till the monsoons

May 6, 2013