wildfire

The Beaver Creek fire is burning near the Colorado-Wyoming border has grown into a massive wildfire. The blaze north of Walden has grown to 7,000 acres.

The Arthur's Rock Fire only burned about 2 acres before Poudre Fire Authority had it 100% contained. We have pictures courtesy of Poudre Fire Authority.

The Larimer County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of very high fire danger right now. Larimer County is experiencing higher temperatures and lower humidity than normal with no significant changes in the immediate weather forecast...

Crews are battling a 19-acre wildfire near the Crystal Lakes area. Evacuation notifications were sent to 136 homes in the area because of the “Beartrap Fire”.

According to the Coloradoan, March ended up being one of the driest months in Fort Collins history and is hopefully not a precursor to a higher chance of wildfire risks.

If you noticed smoke around the Grand Lake area of RMNP this week: 1) Yes, it was a wildfire, and 2) it is now contained.

Firefighters that have to deal with fires in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests will have a new tool this year. The U.S. Forest Service said there will be a type 3 firefighting helicopter available, exclusively to them, from mid-June until mid-September.

Ugh, we were all already complaining about the heat this week, but now the Coloradoan is reporting that there are two small wildfires burning in the Cherokee Park area of Larimer County. Let's hope these things get put out quickly.

Firefighters are battling TWO new blazes in Larimer County. The Denver Channel is reporting that "fire crews are responding to a fire in steep terrain, west of Pinewood Reservoir." The Larimer Sheriff announced via twitter that there are now two fires burning in the area.

There are at least 7 wildfires burning across Colorado right now, including the Big Meadow Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park. Fire danger is extremely high and it will be hot and dry again today over much of our state.

It was reported a couple weeks ago that the 1300-plus-acre Galena Fire, West of Fort Collins, was caused by an accidental spark from an electric fence. Turns out, there's a little more to the story...

Luckily, the Galena Fire is now fully contained, and the cause of the blaze has been discovered.