Colorado wildfires News

Goats Being Brought in to Help Slow Colorado Wildfires

A group of horse trailers pulls up to a trailhead outside of Carbondale, Colo. The doors open and more than 800 goats jump out onto the gravel parking lot. The goats head straight for the closest grassy hill and immediately …

Colorado Mudslides Force Over 100 to Spend Night on Highway

More than 100 people had to spend the night on a highway, including nearly 30 who took refuge in a tunnel, after rain over an area burned by a wildfire once again triggered mudslides in western Colorado, authorities said. The …

Close Calls in Colorado Spark Push for Wildfire Mitigation

As the Missionary Ridge Fire raged in 2002, the Valley Fire, a second fire, broke out and destroyed six homes within hours near the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. When residents returned after the Valley Fire, they saw …

Colorado Banning Open Fires as State Battles 4 Wildfires

Gov. Jared Polis issued a 30-day ban on open fires such as campfires, fireworks and other open sources of ignition on Tuesday as the state battles four separate wildfires. The ban does not include home barbecues, public grills, camp stoves …