colorado wildfire
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Colorado’s Alexander Mountain Fire leaves behind charred mountainsides, anxiety over properties
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Debbie Paris and her husband on Tuesday showed up at a center in Loveland where residents affected by the Alexander Fire can get clearance to return to their homes. The couple owns a cabin up in Storm Mountain, and they did not know whether it burned down in the wildfire. Authorities have told residents…
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Colorado to distribute $6 million to Marshall Fire victims rebuilding homes
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Colorado can directly distribute $6 million to victims of the Marshall Fire to help with rebuilding efforts, thanks to newly granted permission from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), according to a news release. HUD officials are allowing Colorado to directly administer the $6 million in Community Development Block Grant funds, waiving…
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Biden taps 5 Coloradans to serve on national wildfire mitigation commission
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The Biden administration tapped five Coloradans to serve on a commission charged with developing strategies to tackle the national wildfire crisis. Dan Gibbs, Jim Hubbard, Madelene McDonald, Scott Miller and Mike Morgan were selected to be five of the 36 non-federal members of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission, the departments of the Interior,…
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Colorado lawmakers propose changes to insurance coverage of wildfire losses
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Less than two months after Coloradans suffered the state’s most destructive wildfire in history, lawmakers are trying to change the way insurance companies handle wildfire losses. If passed, House Bill 1111 would increase the amount of lost property insurance providers have to cover upfront and extend the timeframe victims have to rebuild their homes. The…
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‘Hard parts are ahead of us’: State recovery efforts continue for Marshall fire
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State officials are working to provide relief for the thousands of Coloradans whose lives were upended by the Marshall fire, the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history that burned 6,000 acres and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and businesses in Boulder County. During a news conference on Wednesday, Gov. Jared Polis and his Cabinet members announced new and…
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Perimeter of Marshall fire 100% contained after burning over 6,000 acres
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Firefighters reached 100% containment on the perimeter of the Marshall fire Monday evening, ending the fire’s spread at 6,026 acres, according to the Boulder Office of Emergency Management. After sparking on Thursday, the blaze became the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, destroying at least 991 structures and damaging another 127 in Superior, Louisville and…
