Colorado’s Fire Season Could Be Worst Since 2012 and 2013 April 17, 2018 Forecasts indicate Colorado could be in for its worst wildfire year since the historic fire seasons of 2012 and 2013,...
Colorado Homeowners Recognize Value of Wildfire Mitigation August 4, 2016 By RACHEL RILEY, The Gazette The cacophony of chainsaws became the soundtrack of the summer when Jean and Michael Blaisdell returned to their home after...
Wildfire Recovery Picks Up a Year After Waldo Canyon Fire June 28, 2013 Scores of new homes are springing up just one year after the Waldo Canyon Fire ravaged a Colorado Springs neighborhood....
Report Praises Response to Deadly Colorado Wildfire April 5, 2013 By DAN ELLIOTT A review of the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history released Wednesday found much to praise and few problems in...
How Insurers Can Improve Wildfire Risk Evaluations March 4, 2013 By Denise Johnson Wildfires pose significant challenges to insurers. New, expensive homes built in areas encroaching forests, drier weather and the bark beetle...
Report Notes Concerns With Wildfire Alert System March 1, 2013 A report released Wednesday notes concerns with two mass calling systems that were used to send evacuation alerts to the...
Sand Bags Going Out to Limit Colorado Fire Flooding January 31, 2013 Hundreds of homeowners living near the Waldo Canyon burn area in Colorado Springs are getting more sandbags to limit flooding...
Fire Codes Getting Tougher After Damaging Colorado Fire December 13, 2012 Fire codes could be getting stricter in the Colorado Springs neighborhood devastated by last summer’s Waldo Canyon Fire. The Gazette...
Fire Review: Colorado Springs’ Staff Undertrained October 25, 2012 A review of Colorado Springs’ response to the deadly Waldo Canyon Fire found that city officials and employees were under-trained...