evacuations
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Teller County requests statewide fire emergency decree from Polis as High Park fire burns
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Teller County is asking Gov. Jared Polis to declare a statewide wildfire emergency, according to a Monday news release from the county. The Board of County Commissioners cited the High Park fire and other recent wildfires around Colorado in its request for the declaration, which would allow the state to access emergency funds and allocate…
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Marshall Fire shows gaps in emergency alert systems
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As the Marshall Fire roared into heavily populated areas of Boulder County, some residents report, the only way they knew things were getting dangerous was by watching people run out of nearby Target and Costco stores into hazy parking lots. At ground zero on Dec. 30, where Boulder Sheriff’s Office says the fire originated, some…
