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On a blustery hot August day, at 1:30 p.m., the Grizzly Creek Fire started.

Photo by Ashley Low Local, state and federal officials are preparing for what could be another troubling wildfire season in Colorado. The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control released the state’s 2021 Wildfire Preparedness Plan earlier this month, a document that outlines the state’s wildfire outlook, firefighting resources and recommendations for improving operations in the future, among other points. The plan begins by reflecting on the 2020 wildfire season and trying to contextualize the growing dangers of wildfires in Colorado at large. Members of the public are well aware ...

Where there is smoke there is usually fire, but not all fire is bad fire.

An agricultural burn that got out of control Sunday east of Meeker grew to more than 800 acres, in a potential portent of what this year’s wildfire season may bring

Colorado officials in charge of battling large-scale wildfires believe they're ready for the blazes they say will undoubtedly take place in the coming months. The wildfire forecast issued Thursday by the state’s Division of Fire Prevention and Control warned of above-average fire activity in southeastern Colorado through June, and a potential for large fires in Southern Colorado and on the Western Slope throughout the summer. State officials were joined at Centennial Airport on Thursday by Gov. Jared Polis, who noted that Colorado experienced a challenging and tragic fire season last year, ...