marshall fire
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Christopher Zenisek, trial judge experienced with high-profile cases | SUPREME COURT FINALISTS
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After the Marshall fire burned through Boulder County in the final days of 2021 and wound up destroying more than 1,000 homes, the sprawling 4,000-plaintiff litigation was assigned to District Court Judge Christopher Zenisek of Jefferson County. Zenisek would go on to issue more than 100 orders, hold dozens of hearings and, ultimately, much of…
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Xcel says high winds likely to bring power shutoffs to Front Range Wednesday
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Schools prepare to cancel, modify classes As the Front Range braces for wind gusts of up to 80 mph Wednesday, Xcel Energy let customers know that they may experience power shutoffs. Already, some of the school districts have begun preparations to cancel or modify school hours. In an alert Tuesday morning, the energy provider said…
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Xcel Energy reaches settlement agreement over Marshall fire
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Colorado’s largest utility company said it has reached an agreement to settle all claims relating to the 2021 Marshall fire, which tore through a thousand homes and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Xcel Energy said under the deal, it will pay north of $640 million to resolve all the pending litigation, about…
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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,…
