Forecasts indicate Colorado could be in for its worst wildfire year since the historic fire seasons of 2012 and 2013, leading Gov. John Hickenlooper and fire officials to warn residents on Friday to do their part to help prevent fires. …
The cacophony of chainsaws became the soundtrack of the summer when Jean and Michael Blaisdell returned to their home after being evacuated during the Hayman fire in 2002. That’s when the Blaisdells and other residents in Ridgewood, a subdivision in …
Scores of new homes are springing up just one year after the Waldo Canyon Fire ravaged a Colorado Springs neighborhood. Flames crossed into the Mountain Shadows subdivision on June 26, 2012. The fire killed two people and destroyed 347 homes. …
A review of the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history released Wednesday found much to praise and few problems in the way Colorado Springs agencies responded. Investigators say the June 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire on the northwest side of Colorado …
Wildfires pose significant challenges to insurers. New, expensive homes built in areas encroaching forests, drier weather and the bark beetle infestation are among the factors that have increased the risk of wildfires. According to Pitney Bowes’ Lamont Norman, a fire …
A report released Wednesday notes concerns with two mass calling systems that were used to send evacuation alerts to the phones of thousands of residents during the Waldo Canyon Fire, the most destructive in Colorado history. Former Colorado Public Utilities …
Hundreds of homeowners living near the Waldo Canyon burn area in Colorado Springs are getting more sandbags to limit flooding this spring. Officials say the risk of flooding has increased by 350 percent as a result of environmental damage to …
Fire codes could be getting stricter in the Colorado Springs neighborhood devastated by last summer’s Waldo Canyon Fire. The Gazette reports that Colorado Springs’ city council has given preliminary approval to fire code changes to make homes more fire resistant …
A review of Colorado Springs’ response to the deadly Waldo Canyon Fire found that city officials and employees were under-trained in dealing with the logistics of such a large disaster. The initial after action report released by the city on …