2020 Colorado Wildfires

Eastern Plains, wildfires

Fire burning on Colorado's Eastern Plains estimated at over 5,000 acres, firefighters say; evacuation orders lifted

A large fire is burning on Colorado's Eastern Plains near Limon. Elbert and Lincoln counties ordered evacuations Tuesday afternoon, but they were lifted as of 5 p.m.

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Crews gain foothold on fast-moving wildfire on Colorado’s Eastern Plains

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Wind-driven wildfires prompt evacuations on Colorado’s Eastern Plains

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Wildfire on Colorado’s Eastern Plains contained after burning more than 5,000 acres

A wildfire that raced across miles of prairie and farmland on Colorado’s Eastern Plains is now contained, officials said Wednesday afternoon.

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Colorado Dust Storm Causes Deadly 36-Vehicle Crash

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4 Colorado residents killed in I-25 pileup near Pueblo during dust storm

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5th person dies in 36-vehicle ‘brown out’ pileup on I-25 near Pueblo

I-25 was closed in both directions for hours between exit 91 for Stem Beach and Colorado 45 in Pueblo, near milemarker 94, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

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4 People Die In ‘Brown Out’ Pileup in Colorado

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4 dead in crashes involving over 30 vehicles in 'brown out' conditions on Colorado interstate

The Aspen Times

‘Beetle-mania’: Colorado scientists and citizens question state officials’ claim that beetle-killed forests increase wildfire risk

Some scientists and Colorado residents are raising concern that the state’s messaging and management of beetle-killed forests do not align with the published research on the interaction between dead trees and wildfires.

Yahoo

Trump denies disaster aid requests for Colorado flooding, wildfires

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (R) talks with President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2020. On Monday, Polis called on Trump to reverse ...

The Fence Post

Wildfire mitigation planning begins amid mountain pine beetle outbreak in Front Range forests

Colorado State Forest Service experts joined Gov. Jared Polis on Monday, Dec. 15, to announce increased wildfire mitigation and other efforts to protect Colorado forests and communities amid a mountain pine beetle outbreak that

Vail Daily

Snow drought is worsening wildfire risk and water storage concerns in Colorado, according to experts

Colorado’s record-low snowpack is already raising concerns about increased wildfire risk and water shortages this summer, even as the mountains are still in the depths of winter. Statewide, the snowpack levels are just 61%

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Colorado community prepares for wildfires with new firefighting drones

The Aspen Fire Department now has a new drone strike team to help combat wildfires.