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Colorado utilizing grazing cattle to help prevent wildfires in at-risk areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says similar grazing programs that allow cattle and other herds to chew down the dry grass ...
Colorado wildfires: Cottonwood Flat fire forces evacuations near Rifle
The growth of one wildfire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope has slowed to a crawl, but four others continue to scorch ...
One of Colorado's biggest fire departments forecasts $500 million shortfall over next decade: "It's a big amount"
South Metro Fire Rescue, which serves nearly 600,000 residents in Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties, is forecasting a ...
20 people 'stranded' in Chevy Chase building amid flooding , Montgomery Co. Fire spokesman says
"Stranded", was how Piringer described those inside the building on the 7900 block of Meadowbrook Lane and inside the ...
Colorado fire agencies respond to federal, local firefighting needs
FEMA deployed more than 80 Colorado fire resources to support search and rescue efforts in Texas. At the same time, ...
Evacuations ordered due to Cottonwood Flat Fire in western Colorado north of Parachute
Colorado officials have ordered evacuations due to the Cottonwood Flat Fire burning in Garfield County.
Carroll Co. crews extinguish fire in church steeple following possible lightning strike
HILLSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Fire crews responded to a church in Hillsville on Thursday, where a steeple had caught fire.
South Rim Fire in western Colorado grows to over 4,000 acres
The South Rim Fire in western Colorado has grown to 4,179 acres with 0% containment, according to a release from fire ...
Deer Creek Fire over 14,000 acres, has damaged 13 structures; expected to move northeast through Colorado
The fire that sparked in southeastern Utah last week and crossed into southwestern Colorado this week has damaged over a ...
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Deer Creek Fire crosses into Colorado from Utah as containment grows to 7%
At just over 12,900 acres, the fire is bigger than all the other western slope fires combined and is one of several fires ...
Burdoin Fire in Klickitat Co. closes SR-14, Level 3: Go Now evacuation orders in Lyle
A fire broke out around 2:30 p.m. Friday along the Columbia River near SR-14, prompting evacuation orders in the area, that ...
Deer Creek Fire, at almost 9,000 acres, nearing Colorado-Utah state line
A rapidly growing and still-uncontained fire that's already destroyed five buildings in eastern Utah is fast approaching the ...