Tag: East Troublesome Fire
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East Troublesome fire was human caused, investigators say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The East Troublesome fire, Colorado’s second largest wildfire on record, was human caused, the U.S. Forest Service announced Friday. In a news release, investigators said they believe the blaze was caused by either a hunter or a backcountry camper — possibly by accident — due…
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Colorado lawmakers propose changes to insurance coverage of wildfire losses
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Less than two months after Coloradans suffered the state’s most destructive wildfire in history, lawmakers are trying to change the way insurance companies handle wildfire losses. If passed, House Bill 1111 would increase the amount of lost property insurance providers have to cover upfront and…
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Red Cross closes last wildfire shelter in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After 80 straight days of providing shelter for Coloradans experiencing wildfire evacuations, the last American Red Cross wildfire shelter closed last week. Red Cross has given shelter and assistance to victims of the Cameron Peak,…
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Cameron Peak Fire, state’s largest on record, fully contained
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After 112 days, the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history is fully contained, officials said Wednesday. The Cameron Peak Fire, which burned 208,913 acres. ignited on Aug. 13 in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest near Cameron Pass and Chambers Lake. “We have traveled a long…
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East Troublesome fire, No. 2 in Colorado history, fully contained
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly 50 days after Colorado’s second-largest wildfire on record ignited, officials say it is now fully contained. In a social media post by the East Troublesome Fire information page, officials said the fire that had grown to 193,812 acres had been fully contained by fire…
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Rocky Mountain National Park reopens east of Bear Lake Road after fire closure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rocky Mountain National Park reopened all areas and trails east of Bear Lake Road on Thursday after a nearly monthlong closure over extensive damage from the East Troublesome and Cameron Peak fires. RMNP closed completely…
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RMNP officials release video showing damage caused by East Troublesome fire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rocky Mountain National Park officials released a video via Facebook on Saturday documenting the damage caused by the East Troublesome fire last month. Damaged office stations, a solitary standing chimney, and bare trees were some of the many images showed in the video. “For thousands of…
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Rocky Mountain National Park announces more openings after 30,000 acres burned
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Additional areas in Rocky Mountain National Park will reopen Saturday after the park closed on Oct. 22 due to tens of thousands of burned acres from the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires. Beginning Saturday, U.S. 36 past the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center to Deer…