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Durango identifies 6 miles around city limits for fire mitigation
Durango, Colorado Currently Tue 27% chance of precipitation 59% chance of precipitation 56% chance of precipitation 65% chance of precipitation
Two-year effort aims to eliminate overgrowth near populated areas By Shannon Mullane Durango and Pine River Valley reporter
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 5:03 AM Mark Loveall, supervisory forester for the Colorado State Forest Service in Durango, and Amy Schwarzbach, city of Durango natural resources manager, look over a clump of Gambel oak and trees Thursday in Overend Mountain Park. The city is partnering with agencies to reduce the wildfire danger in the wildland urban interface around city limits.
5-year-old boy drowns at Durango Hot Springs
Durango, Colorado Currently Wed 1% chance of precipitation
Child rushed to Mercy hospital, but life-saving measures unsuccessful
Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 9:35 PM A 5-year-old boy drowned in the large swimming pool Sunday night at Durango Hot Springs north of city limits. In this file photo from June 2020, Bryan Yearout, co-owner of the springs, talks about construction progress of the hot springs, which are undergoing a major renovation. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file
5-year-old boy drowns at Durango Hot Springs A 5-year-old boy drowned in the large swimming pool Sunday night at Durango Hot Springs north of city limits. In this file photo from June 2020, Bryan Yearout, co-owner of the springs, talks about construction progress of the hot springs, which are undergoing a major renovation.
2 fires extinguished at Purple Cliffs homeless camp
Durango, Colorado Currently Wed 1% chance of precipitation
Many residents have makeshift fireplaces inside living structures
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 1:40 PM Updated: Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 10:00 PM Durango Fire Protection District responds to a fire at a temporary living structure Tuesday afternoon at the Purple Cliffs homeless camp on La Posta Road (County Road 213) south of Durango. A fireplace inside the structure led to the blaze, which did not spread significantly into surrounding vegetation. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Durango Fire Protection District firefighters walk to a campsite Tuesday afternoon that caught fire at the Purple Cliffs homeless camp on La Posta Road (County Road 213) south of Durango. A fireplace inside the structure led to the blaze, which did not spread significantly into surrounding vegetation.