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Insurance companies asked to extend coverage for Marshall fire victims
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Insurance companies with clients who lost homes in the Marshall fire had until Friday, the one-year anniversary of Colorado’s most destructive fire, to let Colorado’s Division of Insurance know if they’re going to extend coverage of those clients’ additional living expenses to 24 months. Commissioner Michael Conway sent the companies notice in early December. Superior…
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Q&A: Colorado Division of Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway
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Just days after the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s history, Colorado Division of Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway called a virtual town hall for the hundreds of victims who lost their homes in Boulder County. The Marshall fire burned more than 6,000 acres between Louisville and Superior on Dec. 30, destroying almost 1,100 homes and businesses…
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Bills aiming to combat wildfire ready for committee action
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Legislators last week introduced a slate of legislation crafted during the legislative interim to combat wildfires in Colorado. The five bills, now ready for committee action, stem from the work of the Wildfire Matters Review Committee, a 10-person panel featuring six Democrats and four Republicans charged with studying wildfire prevention and mitigation during the months in which the…
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Marshall fire: Missing man found alive, search continues for 2 others
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A man who was missing and feared dead in the Marshall fire was found alive, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle announced Sunday. Authorities said the man was “alive and well” during a press briefing this afternoon. The search for two others, a woman from Louisville and a man from the Marshall area, continued with the…
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Outdated?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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Why the Marshall fire was so devastating
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The How and Why of the Marshall Fire Disaster Understanding precisely how and why at least 500 homes in the towns of Superior and Louisville have been destroyed by a grass fire in a matter of hours is going to take months to determine. Authorities are still investigating what started the fire, but critically dry…
