Tag: wildfire mitigation
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Power shutoffs in Colorado bring protection, and problems, during fire risk
A downed power line in Sunshine Canyon in the mountains west of Boulder in December posed an electrocution risk to firefighters and bystanders after Xcel Energy re-energized it without repairing it, despite being notified of the break the day before. Then, local officials added, it posed a wildfire risk by starting a small grass fire.…
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Power grid shutdowns in Colorado bring protection — and problems
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A downed power line in Sunshine Canyon in the mountains west of Boulder in December posed an electrocution risk to firefighters and bystanders after Xcel Energy re-energized it without repairing it, despite being notified of the break the day before. Then, local officials added, it posed a wildfire risk by starting a small grass fire.…
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CDOT pivots from snowplowing to wildfire mitigation along highways
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Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance crews have launched an early push to clear dry vegetation along highways to reduce the chance that sparks or cigarette butts from passing vehicles might ignite fast-moving fires this summer. With CDOT meteorologists forecasting above-normal wildfire potential — particularly in the mountains and foothills — the department is ramping up…
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Residents in Woodland Park may see smoke from a controlled pile burn Tuesday
Residents in Woodland Park in Teller County near Forest Service Road 307 and north of Rampart Reservoir on Schubarth Trail may see smoke as the Pikes Peak Ranger District conducts prescribed pile burns. This is for the West Schubarth prescribed burn operation, according to a post on X from the United States Forest Service account.…
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PHOTOS: Bureau of Land Management conducts prescribed burn
Like crayons along outlines of shapes on a page, firefighters used drip torches to draw fiery lines along the perimeter of a prescribed burn area in Deer Haven, 25 miles northwest of Cañon City. As the wind blows, fueling the fire forward, the triangle — an area of about 69 acres in size — is…
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Colorado Springs mulls new fire mitigation fund
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs may ask voters in November to keep $15 million in tax revenues that would otherwise be refunded to create a fundto pay for wildfire mitigation work across the city for years to come. Mayor John Suthers proposed the idea to the Colorado City…
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Colorado Springs mulls new fire mitigation fund
Colorado Springs may ask voters in November to keep $15 million in tax revenues that would otherwise be refunded to create a fundto pay for wildfire mitigation work across the city for years to come. Mayor John Suthers proposed the idea to the Colorado City Council recently to help reduce the risk of destructive fires…