cameron peak fire
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Outdated? Marshall fire area mitigation plans more than a decade old
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The wildfire mitigation plan for the area where the Marshall fire ripped across a suburban landscape on Thursday hadn’t been updated since 2010, predating heavy population growth in the area. The plan, managed by the Rocky Mountain Fire Protection District, includes evacuation routes for the area, the designation of subdivisions in hazardous locations and places where…
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RMNP to stay closed after most acres burned in its history
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All of Rocky Mountain National Park will remain closed after nearly 29,000 acres burned, the most in its history, officials announced Friday. The Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires have burned 7,485 and 21,307 acres of the park, which was established in 1915. Officials said they don’t know when the park will reopen but, when…
