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State public health officials will create a program to address wildfire smoke hazards after receiving a $1.9 million grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency. The federal money will go to Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment officials to do outreach, education and training for people in communities across the state. Smoke from wildfires is especially harmful to people with asthma, with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease and other pre-existing conditions. First responders, pregnant women and children also are at risk. “From the 35,000 Colora...

One of the trails most heavily damaged by the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire in northern Colorado will reopen on Saturday morning.

Here in the northern Front Range, we are no strangers to wildfire. As a resident of Northern Colorado, I have seen firsthand the impacts that large-scale fires like the 2012 High Park Fire and 2020 Cameron Peak Fire can have on our air quality, our water resources and our communities. This is why Ballot Measures 2F and 6B are so important.

There is heavy smoke in the Mother Lode this morning, and a big reason is the recent growth of the Quarry Fire.

The Prescribed Burning Act called on the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s Forestry Division to create the training program.