Colorado wildfire burns hundreds of acres

Controlled burn and downed power line sparked Colorado's costliest wildfire

Colorado's costliest wildfire on record started from fierce winds that damaged power lines and unearthed smoldering embers from a controlled burn days earlier, sparking two blazes that merged into a deadly conflagration,

USA Today · 16h

Embers from old fire and sparks from power line caused massive Colorado blaze in 2021

Authorities say embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire outside a home and a sparking power line separately caused a Colorado wildfire fanned by high winds that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and left two people dead.

USA Today · 18h

$2 billion Colorado wildfire likely sparked by power line, old bonfire, authorities say

Authorities declined to bring any criminal charges in connection with the 2021 Marshall Fire, but noted lawsuits would likely be filed by victims.

San Diego Union-Tribune · 6h

Colorado’s most destructive wildfire caused by embers from old fire, sparks from power line

Authorities say embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire outside a home and a sparking power line separately caused a Colorado wildfire fanned by high winds that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and left

YAHOO!News · 11h

Colorado’s most destructive wildfire sparked by power line, extinguished burn

The Marshall Fire happened nearly a year and a half ago on Dec. 30, 2021, but investigators say they believe its origins may actually date to nearly a week earlier.

FOX 10 Phoenix27d

Wildfire near Wickenburg burns hundreds of acres

WICKENBURG, Ariz. - Fire crews are working to contain a wildfire just outside Wickenburg that has burned hundreds of acres. The Cloud Fire has grown 871 acres, but forestry officials say that ...

CBS News25d

Colorado wildfires cause winter snowpack to melt rapidly, threatening watershed for millions of Americans

The Cameron Peak Fire is Colorado's largest fire on record, burning more than 208,000 acres in 2020 ... "So, each year that we see increases in wildfire across the west, we are accumulating ...

Fort Collins Coloradoan21d

Colorado smoke and fire map: Wednesday will be a breath of fresh air, finally

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said Wednesday wildfire smoke will linger ... Around 1 million acres have burned in western Canada this year. You may want to remain ...

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Controlled Burns Help Prevent Wildfires, Experts Say. But Regulations Have Made It Nearly Impossible to Do These Burns.

This story was co-published with COLab, the Colorado ... now be exposed to wildfire in a single year. Public lands managers hope to treat 50 million acres with controlled burns and mechanical ...

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