Fire - The Journal

Fireworks start small fires during Bayfield Fourth of July celebration

Spectators help prevent blaze from reaching senior center

DATE: Jul 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Arkansas Loop Fire scorches 86 acres south of Durango

Type III crew on scene with more support en route

DATE: Jun 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

A wildfire camera bill repeatedly fails. Secret survey results at the Capitol might explain why

Lawmakers on both sides of aisle praise legislation, but then it goes nowhere

DATE: Jun 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Firefighters respond to fire at Butler Arms apartments

Fire on the second floor of apartment building was extinguished

DATE: Apr 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Wildfire evacuation drill grows in third year

Residents in five subdivisions practiced leaving homes in an emergency situation

DATE: Apr 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fire chiefs urge prevention and legislation to protect Colorado communities

Officials call for more staffing, controlled fires and awareness

DATE: Apr 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Space heater sparks RV fire in Bayfield

Nearby vehicle and power lines also go up in flames early Monday

DATE: Feb 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield home destroyed by fire

Firefighters say blaze was human-caused

DATE: Feb 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado inmate fire crew slashes brush in La Plata County

State grant means crew will conduct mitigation along 83 miles of area roads

DATE: Jan 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Legislator seeks to ban springtime burns like the ones that sparked the state’s largest wildfire

Proposed legislation would make it illegal for agencies to ignite fires from March through May

DATE: Jan 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

This Colorado scientist fled the Marshall fire, then returned to study how it happened

In 2021, the devastating Marshall fire showed wildfire can strike Colorado in almost any place or season. Scientists now hope to glean lessons from it for communities across the West.

DATE: Dec 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Cortez Fire District to try out two chief system

Division of labor seen as more efficient and cooperative; board considers request for youth center

DATE: Dec 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News