Fire – The Journal

Colorado inmate fire crew slashes brush in La Plata County

State grant means crew will conduct mitigation along 83 miles of area roads

DATE: Jan 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Legislator seeks to ban springtime burns like the ones that sparked the state’s largest wildfire

Proposed legislation would make it illegal for agencies to ignite fires from March through May

DATE: Jan 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

This Colorado scientist fled the Marshall fire, then returned to study how it happened

In 2021, the devastating Marshall fire showed wildfire can strike Colorado in almost any place or season. Scientists now hope to glean lessons from it for communities across the West.

DATE: Dec 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Cortez Fire District to try out two chief system

Division of labor seen as more efficient and cooperative; board considers request for youth center

DATE: Dec 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Heroic canine saves neighbor from potential explosion

Sensitive to the smell of smoke, Dozer the Dog woke his owners to a fire burning a shed a quarter of a mile away.

DATE: Dec 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

New map shows status of more than 50 acequias in the northern N.M. burn scar

Historic canals still in need of help after Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire earlier this year in New Mexico

DATE: Nov 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Mother, daughter and three pets escape house fire in Forest Lakes subdivision

Firefighters also rescue a kitten from the blaze

DATE: Nov 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Sheriff officer’s pants catch fire, causing severe burns

Lithium battery may have been the culprit

DATE: Oct 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Silverton Square cafe goes up in flames Wednesday morning

Family given shelter in Grand Imperial Hotel; community fundraising efforts underway

DATE: Oct 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Controlled burn reignites, scorching home and destroying barn southeast of Durango

Property owners had a controlled agricultural burn that reignited

DATE: Sep 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Prescribed burn planned for Dove Creek, Animas City Mountain

BLM schedules numerous fire treatments for September in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Sep 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Team to row 3,000 miles to raise awareness about mental health for first responders

Farmington-based Guardian Initiatives jumps aboard Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge

DATE: Aug 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News