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One Colorado town's police try to keep up with growth as officials say fire, public works also need funding

According to the latest census report, Erie is the 15th fastest-growing town in the country, and now its emergency services ...

Colorado utilizing grazing cattle to help prevent wildfires in at-risk areas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says similar grazing programs that allow cattle and other herds to chew down the dry grass ...

Here are all the wildfires burning in Colorado

Gov. Jared Polis issued a disaster declaration on July 13 for five wildfires burning in several of the state's counties. Here ...
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Crews start to contain some of the 5 wildfires burning in western Colorado amid ongoing dry conditions

The Sowbelly fire, burning 2,274 acres in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area west of Delta, was 16% contained ...

Colorado officials plan evacuation zone near North Rim of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Firefighters in Colorado are planning an evacuation zone along the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park's North Rim as ...

Colorado wildfires: Cottonwood Flat fire forces evacuations near Rifle

The growth of one wildfire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope has slowed to a crawl, but four others continue to scorch ...
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The North American Monsoon is on its way to Colorado. Whether it will be a typical monsoon season is yet to be determined

After a dry start to the summer in Colorado, with wildfires burning across the Western Slope, the approaching North American ...

One of Colorado's biggest fire departments forecasts $500 million shortfall over next decade: "It's a big amount"

South Metro Fire Rescue, which serves nearly 600,000 residents in Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties, is forecasting a ...