evacuations
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Forest fire west of Sedalia prompts evacuations in Douglas County
Emergency crews are responding to a forest fire burning west of Sedalia, prompting evacuation orders for nearby residents Sunday afternoon. At about 5 p.m. Sunday, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office issued an evacuation order for residents within a 2-mile radius of West Douglas Fire Station 132. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Office of Emergency Management…
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Teller County requests statewide fire emergency decree from Polis as High Park fire burns
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
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…