Fire

All human-caused fires preventable

The Montezuma County fire chiefs want to help you make it safely through another wildfire season. There is a lot of potential for devastating fire out there, but if we all do our part, wildf...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Fire guts Family Dollar

Firefighters responded Tuesday evening to put out a blaze at the local Family Dollar store, but not before extensive damage to the inside. The store was open for business at the time, but no...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Juvenile sorry for fire

Restitution figure<br/>will be set soon

DATE: May 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Juvenile apologizes for Weber Fire

DURANGO – A juvenile charged with starting the Weber Fire has been adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent and apologized to victims of the fire, according to a press release from the U.S. Atto...

DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

More air tankers, but not in 2013

Contractors' <br/>protests have <br/>delayed plans

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Prevention and firefighting measuress pass easily

DENVER - Lost in the clamor of all the controversial happenings at the state Capitol, Southwest Colorado's lawmakers have quietly succeeded in passing a handful of forest fire prevention bil...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: DS - News

More air tankers, but not in 2013

Contractors' <br/>protests have <br/>delayed plans

DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Senator: Buy air tankers quickly

King says dry forests leave no time for study

DATE: May 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire on the Mountain

Weber Fire's legacy of smouldering coal threatens to start more burns

DATE: May 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire on the Mountain

Weber Fire's legacy of smouldering coal threatens to start more burns

DATE: Apr 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Forest service won’t oppose state plan to buy air tankers

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Forest Service supports a Colorado state Senate bill that would allow Colorado to buy its own firefighting air tanker fleet, according to an agency spokeswoman. ...

DATE: Apr 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

State wants its own slurry bombers

DENVER - Wanted: Three reasonably priced, large-capacity slurry bombers. Need ASAP. Please contact Colorado State Senate.They admit that it sounds at first like a "crazy" idea, but a biparti...

DATE: Apr 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

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