Aerial resource requests to fight Muddy Slide Fire competing with requests from blazes across Colorado
STAGECOACH — A Chinook firefighting helicopter was the main source of fire suppression used to...
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COFire Aviation Considers Moving Operation From Ft. Morgan to Montrose
The largest aerial firefighting company in Colorado wants to relocate to Montrose, and if it can...
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Bracing for more big wildfires, Colorado leaders shift strategy to “fight fires when they are small”
Facing a worsening wildfire predicament, Colorado leaders on Thursday braced for more big burns...
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Colorado braces for what’s next after last year’s explosive wildfires
Leaders look to $24 million Firehawk helicopter, further forest thinning to combat worsening fires...
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Climate change complicates Colorado’s need for wildfire aircraft
When wildfires swept across Colorado and the western U.S. last summer and fall, water- and...
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Colorado competes with other states for wildfire-fighting aircraft. Climate change makes that a big problem
When wildfires swept across Colorado and the western U.S. last summer and fall, water- and...
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State to buy firefighting helicopter as part of legislation
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The three largest wildfires in the state of Colorado’s history all occurred...
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Aircraft reseeding thousands of acres over Pine Gulch burn scar area
The same aircraft that were flying above flames last summer dropping retardment are now dropping...
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State to buy firefighting helicopter as part of legislation
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The three largest wildfires in the state of Colorado’s history all occurred...
Multiple Wildfires Burning in Colorado
Hot weather and dry conditions favored wildfires burning on more than 1,250 acres around Colorado...
Colorado competes with other states for wildfire-fighting aircraft. Climate change makes that a big problem
When wildfires swept across Colorado and the western U.S. last summer and fall, water- and...
Colorado Springs Airport to be Home to Regional Firefighting Base
The Colorado Springs Airport and U.S. Forest Service will spend $17 million to build a regional...
Climate change complicates Colorado’s need for wildfire aircraft
When wildfires swept across Colorado and the western U.S. last summer and fall, water- and...