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Print At this point, it seems like almost a given that California will see another historic fire season. A meager rainy season is in the rearview mirror. Snowpack is depleted. Vegetation and soils are parched. “All the indications are that we are heading into another really bad fire year,” said Safeeq Khan, assistant cooperative extension specialist of water and watershed sciences at the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. But there are still some key variables that haven’t yet taken shape. Weather events, human behavior and even luck will dictate whe...

  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...

Federal agency predicts significant fire risk for Southwest Colorado Durango, Colorado Currently Sat 0% chance of precipitation 1% chance of precipitation Drought, low soil moisture and below-average snowpack raise concern Wednesday, April 7, 2021 10:45 AM Updated 2 days 21 hours ago Wildfire risk for Southwest Colorado is predicted to be above normal starting this month, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Courtesy of National Interagency Fire Center The Burro Fire broke out in the upper Bear Creek drainage, north of ...