Tag: black forest fire
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Rifle beats out Colorado Springs, four other Colorado communities in bid for new high-tech aerial firefighting center
Rifle will be the home of the Center for Excellence in Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting, a much sought-after state research center expected to revolutionize firefighting in Colorado, Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Wednesday. The decision to put the center on the Western Slope came as a blow to El Paso County officials and business advocates, who…
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Rifle beats out Colorado Springs, four other Colorado communities in bid for new high-tech aerial firefighting center
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rifle will be the home of the Center for Excellence in Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting, a much sought-after state research center expected to revolutionize firefighting in Colorado, Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Wednesday. The decision to…
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Black Forest Fire Anniversary Picnic
Hundreds of people attended a picnic Wednesday, June 11, 2014 to commemorate the one year anniversary of the start of the Black Forest fire.
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Black Forest residents question board about new strategies for preventing another wildfire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the one year anniversary of the Black Forest fire approaches, residents of the heavily wooded area north of Colorado Springs attended Wednesday night’s Black Forest Fire/Rescue District Board meeting to discuss their concerns and…
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Black Forest residents question board about new strategies for preventing another wildfire
As the one year anniversary of the Black Forest fire approaches, residents of the heavily wooded area north of Colorado Springs attended Wednesday night’s Black Forest Fire/Rescue District Board meeting to discuss their concerns and ask newly seated board members and Fire Chief Bob Harvey what would be done differently this year to prevent another…
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Planting A New Forest
Fourth graders at School in the Woods in Black Forest planted about 400 seedlings in the charred forest near their school.
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Plan to remove hazardous, burned Black Forest trees stalled again
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Like the blackened, burned trees that cover El Paso County land in Black Forest, the debate over who will remove those hazards left by the 2013 fire still stands without resolution. The El Paso County…
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Plan to remove hazardous, burned Black Forest trees stalled again
Like the blackened, burned trees that cover El Paso County land in Black Forest, the debate over who will remove those hazards left by the 2013 fire still stands without resolution. The El Paso County Commission has toiled since November to hammer out and approve contracts for management and labor on the project that would…
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Black Forest fire lesson is mitigation works – when everyone does it
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of the major lessons from the Black Forest fire was that mitigation worked. A good example was Cathedral Pines, where the upscale community, including the developer, worked to mitigate wildfire risk. It paid off,…
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Black Forest fire lesson is mitigation works – when everyone does it
One of the major lessons from the Black Forest fire was that mitigation worked. A good example was Cathedral Pines, where the upscale community, including the developer, worked to mitigate wildfire risk. It paid off, said Keith Worley, forester with Forestree Development. He is also past president of Pikes Peak Wildfire Prevention Partners, which presented…