Tag: Wildfire Emergency Management
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Jefferson County set to invest nearly $7 million in wildfire response program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jefferson County will invest around $7 million into the sheriff’s office’s new Wildland Fire Management Program after being approved by both county commissioners and Jeffco residents. The county’s board of commissioners officially approved the budget item Tuesday morning, taking $6,880,379 from the general fund for…
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Study: Wildfires have gotten larger, occur more frequently, exposing communities to risk
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wildfires across the United States have gotten four times larger, occur three times more frequently since 2000 and affect areas not traditionally at risk from disaster, according to a new paper from researchers at the…
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Colorado wildfires threaten new homes in high-risk areas with out-of-date protection plans
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fire chief Jay Teague discusses the wildfire preventative measures for the Four Mile Fire Protection District. (Video by Skyler Ballard and Katie Klann) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “NEWS | Wildfire prevention with Four Mile Fire Protection District”, “description”: “Fire chief Jay Teague discusses…
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State fire agency and Colorado National Guard preparing for upcoming wildfire season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control with several other agencies and the Colorado Army National Guard will begin annual training next Friday in preparation of this upcoming wildfire season. The annual training is…