wildfire season

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Jun. 23, 2021

  Prepared and on high alert

  Shift Team B gathered behind two of the department's brand new vehicles for a photo the afternoon of June 21. There is good reason for being concerned about this year's extremely dry conditions. Fortunately, this crew is always ready to fight a blaze. Photo by James Steindler.

  Fires break out, one after the other, and Coloradans know from the smoke in the air before hearing the news. The ongoing drought has deepened into what’s now the tenth driest year in the past 127, according to the National Integrated Drought Information System (drought.org). Already,… read more →