Wildfires

The city of Fort Collins is asking residents to use less water this spring and summer, as the city’s utilities department prepares for incoming ash and debris flows from the Cameron Peak burn scar.

Colorado fire officials along with Gov. Jared Polis announced the 2021 wildfire season mitigation plan Thursday to fight fires earlier with more funds and resources on the ground, following the an unprecedented 2020 wildfire season with three of the largest fires in state history.

Gains in air quality had been hailed as a silver lining amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But according to new data out this week, those improvements in the U...

A new report could help you analyze wildfire risks to homes in your state, county or community.

First responders generally struggle with a higher rate of mental health issues than the general public. This winter, firefighters in northern Colorado are facing dual challenges: the aftermath of a long, difficult wildfire season and an ongoing pandemic.

Whether you get the help you need after a wildfire may depend on how wealthy or White your neighborhood is, a new paper suggests.

Record-breaking wildfires in 2020 turned huge swaths of Western forests into barren burn scars. Those forests store winter snowpack that millions of people rely on for drinking and irrigation water. But with such large and wide-reaching fires, the science on the short-term and long-term effects to the region’s water supplies isn’t well understood.

Governors across the West are asking for federal support to ensure that wildfire restoration becomes a priority, just like wildfire suppression and mitigation efforts.

The city of Fort Collins has lifted its mandatory outdoor water restrictions due to maintenance work on Horsetooth Reservoir and the risk of water quality issues from wildfires.

Many areas of Rocky Mountain National Park reopened Friday after being closed for two weeks after the East Troublesome Fire spread into the park.