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Be Firewise: How to protect your home from wildfires
Justin Sullivan
and last updated 2021-04-30 11:31:32-04
COLORADO SPRINGS â When it comes to wildfires, Colorado had its worse year on record in 2020. And while fires can occur naturally, some do not. According to the National Park Service, about 85% of wildfires are caused by humans, and officials are predicting increased tourism in Colorado as the pandemic winds down, as well as continued population growth in the years to come.
Colorado Springs has experienced major fires, like Waldo Canyon, that spread quickly, taking out hundreds of homes and claiming lives. More recently, the Bear Creek Fire threatened homes on the westside but was stopped within a day without damage to homes, thanks to fire mitigation, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department.
Public safety
Colorado Senate Bill 62 exemplifies just how radical criminal justice reform proposals have become. Ostensibly about bail reform and managing jail populations across the state, the bill, on closer reading, reveals its real aim: to eliminate police discretion to make arrests even for serious felonies.
With certain exceptions, the bill “prohibits a peace officer from arresting a person based solely on the alleged commission of a traffic offense; petty offense; municipal offense; misdemeanor offense;
a class 4, 5, or 6 felony; or a level 3 or 4 drug felony” [emphasis added]. In Colorado, these crimes include most burglaries and auto thefts, along with many activities that would constitute felony arson. In other words, not only would police no longer be able to arrest suspects for minor offenses and serious misdemeanors; they also wouldn’t be able to arrest burglars, arsonists, and car thieves even if the offenders are caught in the act. Police would be able only