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Snyder bill seeks to incentivize wildfire-resilient homes | FOCUS ON THE SPRINGS
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Marc Snyder was mayor of Manitou Springs when the Waldo Canyon fire devastated the city, killing two people, destroying 346 homes and becoming the most destructive wildfire in state history at the time. Since the 2012 fire, Colorado wildfires have only become more common and more catastrophic. In the last three years, the state has endured…
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Proposals advance for wildfire-detecting cameras, forestry workforce expansion
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A state Senate committee unanimously advanced two bills Thursday aiming to improve Colorado’s wildfire prevention efforts through workforce development and new technology. These are the first wildfire bills to pass out of committee this session, after the state legislature approved nearly a dozen laws last year trying to mitigate the threat of wildfires in Colorado.…
