Tag: wildfire
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NETCO proposes adding fees to new development
As new developments in the area served by Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District increase the risk of fire and the ability to respond, Chief Tyler Lambert and the board are proposing impact fees. The fees would apply once to new construction or remodels that expand the footprint. The fees are an alternative to asking…
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Slash pile in Pike National Forest set ablaze
Lake George Fire Protection District helped knock down a slash pile fire on May 8. The LGFPD was paged out for a fire on Park County Road 98 in Pikes Peak National Forest at 4:23 a.m. Upon arrival, they found a machine-made slash pile fully engulfed. LGFPD provided two type-six brush trucks, one command, one…
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Pikes Peak region emergency managers update wildfire response plans
New technology and lessons from recent disasters have informed the latest iteration of the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management’s wind-driven wildfire plan. In some ways, the strategy is the same as it ever was, just with increasing urgency. “You can’t wait – minutes matter,” said Andrew Notbohm, director of the PPROEM, told the…
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Pikes Peak region emergency managers update wildfire response plans
New technology and lessons from recent disasters have informed the latest iteration of the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management’s wind-driven wildfire plan. In some ways, the strategy is the same as it ever was, just with increasing urgency. “You can’t wait – minutes matter,” said Andrew Notbohm, director of the PPROEM, told the…
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Pikes Peak region emergency managers update wildfire response plans
New technology and lessons from recent disasters have informed the latest iteration of the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management’s wind-driven wildfire plan. In some ways, the strategy is the same as it ever was, just with increasing urgency. “You can’t wait – minutes matter,” said Andrew Notbohm, director of the PPROEM, told the…
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New agency key partner in wildfire response
The newly created U.S. Wildland Fire Service is now a key federal partner in Colorado’s wildfire response, officials said last week, as the state prepares for an elevated fire season. The agency, established in January under the Department of the Interior, consolidates wildland firefighters and programs from four Interior bureaus into a single unified organization…
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New agency key partner in wildfire response
The newly created U.S. Wildland Fire Service is now a key federal partner in Colorado’s wildfire response, officials said last week, as the state prepares for an elevated fire season. The agency, established in January under the Department of the Interior, consolidates wildland firefighters and programs from four Interior bureaus into a single unified organization…
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State touts enhanced firefighting assets as drought drives higher fire danger
State officials warned of elevated wildfire risk this summer, particularly in June and July across the Front Range and western Colorado, as severe drought grips much of the state. But investments in firefighting resources should help firefighters better focus on “initial aggressive attack and detection” strategies, they said. Gov. Jared Polis and top firefighting leaders…
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State touts enhanced firefighting assets as drought drives higher fire danger
State officials warned of elevated wildfire risk this summer, particularly in June and July across the Front Range and western Colorado, as severe drought grips much of the state. But investments in firefighting resources should help firefighters better focus on “initial aggressive attack and detection” strategies, they said. Gov. Jared Polis and top firefighting leaders…
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Poitrey Canyon blaze in southeastern Colorado grows to more than 2,000 acres; 40% contained
Multiple agencies are battling a wildfire in southeastern Colorado that has grown to more than 2,000 acres over the weekend, prompting a disaster emergency declaration from Gov. Jared Polis. The Poitrey Canyon blaze, which started on private property in Las Animas County on Friday and quickly grew, is currently at 2,113 acres with 40% containment,…