Living where we do, a major wildfire is nearly inevitable at some point. The Eagle County Wildfire Collaborative’s job is to avoid as much damage and disruption as possible. Collaborative representatives recently provided the Eagle...
An Oct. 1 federal shutdown looks pretty likely. That shutdown and its political machinations will generate national headlines, of course, but there will be local impacts. Perhaps the most serious of those impacts is the...
A large wildfire in the Brush Creek or Gypsum Creek valley would do more than devastate the landscape. A big fire could also cripple water supplies for Eagle and Gypsum. That’s why local officials are...
Remember our good snow year and cool, moist spring? Local grasses and shrubs don’t. Recent warm, windy weather has dried out those grasses. That means a growing risk of wildfire. No restrictions are in place...
GOLDEN – “Your escape route has just been cut off! You’ll be deploying right up there!” Jefferson County Fire Management Officer Kenyon Shephard says.
He jabs his finger toward a steep slope.
A dozen ...
If you’ve signed up for Eagle County Alerts — you have done that, right? — in the past year you’ve seen any number of alerts about wildfire mitigation work around the valley. There are more...
Eagle Valley Wildland, along with Fire Mitigation Specialist Eric Lovgren, were chosen to receive the 2023 Wildfire Mitigation Awards. Eagle Valley Wildland won the organization award, and Lovgren was recognized for his innovation and leadership in...
This week, Eagle County and each of its municipalities signed resolutions proclaiming May as Wildfire Preparedness Month. As the name implies, this initiative serves to remind community members that now is the time to take…