High Park Fire

The Cameron Peak Fire has exceeded 16,000 acres burned to the west of Fort Collins, resulting in heavy smoke and visible ash within city limits. Here's how the wildfire compares to the High Park Fire in Northern Colorado in 2012.

If you've been up Rist Canyon, you've seen it. So, what's the deal with that old van covered in graffiti that's been sitting in a field for years?

It was June 9, 2012 that the High Park Fire was started by lightning in the mountains west of Fort Collins. It was the 2nd largest fire in Colorado history.

The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery is holding a special public forum on January 15, 2015 that will look back at the fire and to the future of fire in our community.

When you think of Fort Collins, you think of craft beer. Even if you don't drink beer and you think of Fort Collins, you still think of craft beer. It's a big part of our community and some local breweries are teaming up to build a Habitat For Humanity home in town for a family that lost their home last summer in the High Park Fire.

Sunday, June 9th, 2013 marked the one-year anniversary of the High Park Fire West of Fort Collins. I'll never forget. Over 80 thousand Acres were burned by the massive blaze. Over 260 homes were lost. One person lost their life.

The burning may have stopped, but we're still feeling the effects of the devastating High Park Fire.

I was not alone in being exuberant about rain finally falling here in Colorado. I let out an audible cheer when rain started splattering outside the studio windows this afternoon and within minutes Facebook was littered with comments from people praising the long-awaited rain. However, these heavy rains could cause some severe flooding problems in the High Park Fire area.

Consumer experts almost always say you should never have to pay for services upfront, it’s a major red flag. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of individuals seeking to charge High Park Fire victims fees of up to $700 to verify whether or not their structure were damaged by the fire.  It is not known if these solicitors are offering legitimate building inspection services, o

Last night was not a good night for fighting the High Park Fire. According to the Coloradoan, a number of homes were lost last night, the fire grew another 2,000 acres or so, more evacuations were ordered and containment fell from 60% to 45%.

This afternoon Derek will be doing a live broadcast in the Foothills Mall in Fort Collins. He'll be there because Larimer County, in partnership with Adventist Community Services Disaster Response, has opened a Donations Collection Center there in the former Mervyn's location on the southeast end of the mall and they need your donations for those affected by the High Park Fire. You can drop by you

Finally there is a way you can help those affected by the High Park Fire west of Fort Collins. The High Park Fire Donations Collection Center has opened in the Foothills Fashion Mall in the space that used to be  Mervyn’s.