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The Boeing 747-400 Global SuperTanker drops half a load of it’s 19,400-gallon capacity during a ceremony Thursday, May 5, 2016, at the Colorado Springs Airport demonstrating the firefighting capabilities of the world’s largest firefighting plane. The Spirit of John Muir plane will be stationed out of the Colorado Springs Airport and will be able to respond to fires around the world. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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Attack of the drones: the mystery of disappearing swarms in the US midwest
‘They were creepy, really creepy. I don’t know how to describe it, but it’s almost as if they were watching us.’ Placido Montoya on the drones that he saw. Photograph: Dan Forbes/trunkarchive.com
‘They were creepy, really creepy. I don’t know how to describe it, but it’s almost as if they were watching us.’ Placido Montoya on the drones that he saw. Photograph: Dan Forbes/trunkarchive.com
When groups of sinister drones began hovering over homes in America’s Midwest, the FBI, US Air Force and 16 police forces set up a task force. But the drones vanished. Did they even exist?
Colorado is expecting another explosive wildfire year, but the state may be more prepared this time skyhinews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from skyhinews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
High wildfire danger forecasted for Colorado
The governor and state fire prevention leaders met today to discuss colorado s fire forecast. And plans to prevent massive fires like the ones that have hit colorado in recent years
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COLORADO â It is going to be another summer with higher than normal risk for wildfires in Colorado. âA seemingly minor act can cause great devastation in our state,â said Colorado Governor Jared Polis. The Governor and state fire prevention leaders met Thursday to discuss Colorado s fire forecast and plans to prevent more massive fires like the ones that have scorched Colorado in recent years.
Colorado wildfire experts are warning that conditions are setting up for wildfires as bad as last year, when the three largest forest fires on record burned for months. But this time, they think the state may be better prepared.
Millions of dollars, multiple aircraft and coordinated partnerships between local, state and federal agencies are all teed up to allow firefighters to make aggressive initial attacks on potentially devastating wildfires before they rage out of control.
“I’ve never seen more of a state of readiness than we have today,” Stan Hilkey, executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, said Thursday at a news conference where the state released its 2021 Wildfire Preparedness Plan.