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The map, list and chart shows active wildfires in the United States and Colorado in 2024.
In this Monday, June 11, 2018, ...
A rendering shows a biochar facility that Douglas County plans to build and launch this year in Sedalia. Biochar is a carbon-rich, charcoal-like substance that is produced by heating organic waste materials -- like wood chips, manure and plant residues -- in a low-oxygen environment. Biochar can be used as a soil amendment to help grow new plants. It has the added benefit of being a wildfire mitigation tool, consuming woody biomass from the forest that can act as fuel for a fire. (Rendering provided by Douglas County)
The 116,859-acre Lee fire burns near Meeker on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Elk and Lee Fire Information)
The South Rim fire burns in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (Photo courtesy of South Rim Fire Information).
The Oak Flat Trail and portions of the Uplands Trail are open again after closing...
Boulder's Realization fire burns less than an acre overnight on Nov. 19, 2025, as fire crews mounted steep and rocky terrain to fight it. (Courtesy of Boulder Fire-Rescue Department)
Boulder Fire Rescue and other agencies fully contained a wildfire early Wednesday morning that erupted...
This is an emergency scene including both a fire engine and an ambulance.
Teller County officials lifted pre-evacuation warnings for a brush fire burning between Divide and Florissant...
Fort Carson
The Large Impact fire burning on thousands of acres of Fort Carson is now 90%...
A firetruck drives through a neighborhood in Colorado Springs in 2012, during the Waldo Canyone fire.  The Evergreen Fire Protection District has approved a $500 fee for responding to car accidents and other emergencies for nonresidents. (Karl Gehring, Denver Post file)
The Big Springs fire consumed roughly 80 acres in El Paso County, about 35 miles...
Willie the horse runs through Grasso Park in Superior on Dec. 30, 2021. The horse was later rescued from the Marshall Fire by the Boulder County Mounted Search and Rescue Team. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
The individual homeowners who participated in the lawsuit will be required to sign nondisclosure agreements,...
The Marshall Fire continues to burn ...
The Marshall fire started in Boulder County on Dec. 30, 2021, during a windstorm in...
The Ranch at Coulter Creek fire burning in Garfield County forced residents in the area to evacuate on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District)
Authorities announced Tuesday that arrests have been made in connection with a Rio Blanco County...
The Quarry fire burns close to a home west of Littleton in Jefferson County on Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Jefferson County is standing up a 39-person crew to more effectively and more quickly tackle...
Smoke rises from a nearby wildfire in Lyons, Colorado, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
The three tiers of evacuation orders in Colorado allow residents to prepare ahead of the... Load More Close

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