Fire - The Journal

Mother, daughter and three pets escape house fire in Forest Lakes subdivision

Firefighters also rescue a kitten from the blaze

DATE: Nov 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Sheriff officer’s pants catch fire, causing severe burns

Lithium battery may have been the culprit

DATE: Oct 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Silverton Square cafe goes up in flames Wednesday morning

Family given shelter in Grand Imperial Hotel; community fundraising efforts underway

DATE: Oct 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Controlled burn reignites, scorching home and destroying barn southeast of Durango

Property owners had a controlled agricultural burn that reignited

DATE: Sep 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Prescribed burn planned for Dove Creek, Animas City Mountain

BLM schedules numerous fire treatments for September in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Sep 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Team to row 3,000 miles to raise awareness about mental health for first responders

Farmington-based Guardian Initiatives jumps aboard Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge

DATE: Aug 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Crews cut back brush to protect Durango from wildfire

Gambel oak, low tree branches prime targets for fuel reduction efforts

DATE: Jul 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

East Round Top Fire ignites 5 acres on Southern Ute Indian Reservation

Cause of blaze is under investigation

DATE: Jul 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mesa Verde National Park’s Long Fire, ignited by lightning, under control

Blaze expected to be fully contained by Sunday evening

DATE: Jul 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters reach full containment on Twin Buttes Fire; blaze measured at 4 acres

About 30 people remain on scene ‘fortifying’ lines

DATE: Jul 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildfires can cost millions. So who pays when flames cross boundaries?

Splitting bills can be tricky, but a system is in place to ease the process

DATE: Jul 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Colorado a playground for research scientists

Landscape diversity invites study of desert groundwater, alpine permafrost and prehistoric wildfires

DATE: Jul 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life