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This year unfortunately is looking like it could be similar to 2020 when it comes to the wildfire threat in much of Colorado, but officials say the state has improved its readiness to respond, particularly when it comes to the goal of extinguishing fires in their infancy. The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control said in its annual Wildfire Preparedness Plan, released Thursday, that anticipated above-average temperatures and below-average precipitation through July “are expected to result in drought intensification and earlier than average spring snowpack runoff, leading to ab...

  A man watches and takes photos of the Grizzly Creek Fire as it blows up in No Name Canyon on the afternoon of Aug. 11, 2020. The fire initially started on Interstate 70 on Aug. 10. Chelsea Self / Glenwood Springs Post Independent Colorado homeowners who live where forests abut civilization — like most of the Roaring Fork Valley — are being urged by state and local public safety officials to buckle up for another potentially active fire season. Warm temperatures, low humidity and high winds have already ramped up the fire danger. “After last week, we’re in fire season now,” said R...

This year unfortunately is looking like it could be similar to 2020 when it comes to the wildfire threat in much of Colorado, but officials say the state has improved its readiness to respond, particularly when it comes to the goal of extinguishing fires in their infancy. The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control said in its annual Wildfire Preparedness Plan, released Thursday, that anticipated above-average temperatures and below-average precipitation through July “are expected to result in drought intensification and earlier than average spring snowpack runoff, leading to ab...

A 6,000-year wildfire study shows climate change has created a dangerous new era for forests and humans.

8 more reasons why this state isn't so great. 1. Fire risk In 2020, four different fires that burned in Colorado were larger than the largest blaze to ever previously occur in the state. Cameron Peak Fire was 208,663 acres, East Troublesome Fire was 192,560 acres, Mullen Fire burned mostly in Wyoming, but was 176,878 acres, and the Pine Gulch Fire was 139,007 acres – all larger than the Hayman Fire of 2002, which reached 137,760 acres. Those included, eight of the 10 largest Colorado fires took place in the last decade. As Colorado continues to struggle with drought, dry conditions persist,...