marshall fire
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Grant program to fund wildfire-resilient homes passes Colorado legislature
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In the last three years, Colorado has endured the three largest wildfires and the single most destructive wildfire in the state’s history. On Saturday, lawmakers passed a bill they hope will help prevent future disasters. House Bill 1273 seeks to create a grant program to incentive homeowners to make their houses more resilient against wildfires. The grants would fund…
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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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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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Colorado insurance recoveries up 93% due to wildfire claims
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The state helped Coloradans recover nearly $20 million in additional insurance payments last year, mostly from catastrophic wildfire claims. A report released Tuesday found that the Colorado Division of Insurance recovered more than $19.6 million from investigating consumer complaints during the 2021-22 fiscal year – an increase of 93% from the previous year. The report…
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Marshall fire debris removed, clearing way for rebuild before snow falls
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It was a hallelujah kind of day for people who lost their home in the Marshall fire. Eight months after being displaced, hundreds of families are closer to rebuilding their home after excavators with Disaster Recovery Services carted off the last bits of mangled metal, concrete chunks and charred refrigerators last week from two destroyed…
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One lightning strike away from megafire: Colorado steps up wildfire mitigation work
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One lightning strike. One unattended campfire. One drought season. That’s how far away Colorado is from the next megafire, warned Dan Gibbs, executive director of the Department of Natural Resources. Gibbs, a certified wildland firefighter, was on the front lines of the Cameron Peak fire two years ago. “The 2020 fire season taught us that…
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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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Boulder County adopts fire-resistant building regulations in response to Marshall fire
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Starting June 6, residents in the eastern grassland area of unincorporated Boulder County must follow new building regulations requiring them to use ignition-resistant materials before they build new homes. County commissioners unanimously approved the requirements this week in response to the Marshall fire, which destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Superior, Louisville and unincorporated Boulder…
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SBA Administrator Guzman touts disaster relief in Denver visit
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U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Guzman verified Tuesday the agency recently updated its method of calculating costs when helping homeowners or businesses owners who lost everything in the Marshall Fire, meaning many get more financial relief. In an interview with the Denver Gazette while Guzman was on a tour of small businesses, and participated…
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Colorado legislature passes insurance coverage expansions for wildfire losses
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Victims of wildfires in Colorado may soon get more immediate and substantive help from insurance companies under statutory changes the Colorado legislature approved Wednesday. If signed into law, 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…
