Wildfire Archives - The Colorado Sun

Wind-driven wildfire burns two structures in Rifle, forces evacuations

Olivia Prentzel — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:37:37 +0000

The Dry Creek fire ignited Tuesday afternoon south of Rifle and quickly spread due to strong winds, fire officials said. (Photo courtesy of Colorado River Fire Rescue)

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DA drops arson charge for man accused of starting destructive wildfire west of Loveland

Olivia Prentzel — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:29:48 +0000

This image provided by the USDA Forest Service shows the Alexander Mountain Fire near Loveland, Colo., Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Jason Sieg/USDA Forest Service via AP)

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Colorado launches $4M emergency tree-cutting project along highways with high risk of wildfire

Olivia Prentzel — Tue, 19 May 2026 19:30:30 +0000

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Dense overgrowth of trees near the Sawmill Trail in Golden can pose more risks for a destructive wildfire to spread compared to areas that have been thinned. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America)

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Town of Campo mandatory evacuation lifted after Oklahoma wildfire moves into southeastern Colorado

David Krause — Sun, 17 May 2026 22:29:44 +0000

Crews from the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department work on the Sharpe fire Sunday, May 17, 2026, in southeastern Colorado. The fire started Friday night in the Oklahoma Panhandle and moved north into Colorado. By Sunday night it had burned nearly 30,000 acres. (Courtesy Springfield Volunteer Fire Department)

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101 bills that passed and failed in Colorado’s legislature this year that you need to know about

Jesse Paul, Taylor Dolven, Brian Eason, Lucas Brady Woods, and Kyle McKinnon — Thu, 14 May 2026 10:23:00 +0000

A group of Democratic state senators — Matt Ball, Katie Wallace, Jeff Bridges and William Lindstedt — at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on the last day of the state’s 2026 legislative session. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)

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Colorado faces “significantly increased risk” of wildfire this summer, governor warns

Jesse Paul — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:07:35 +0000

Fire crews working the Lee fire in northwestern Colorado used the highway and roads around the wildfire to help with fire breaks. (Photo courtesy Wyoming Interagency Hotshots)

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Evacuation order lifted for wildfire burning southeast of Colorado Springs

Olivia Prentzel — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:50:37 +0000

An evacuation order remains in effect Thursday for the Hammer fire, which sparked Wednesday near the unincorporated community of Hanover, southeast of Colorado Springs. (Screenshot from the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management – Public Information Map)

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Wildfire southeast of Colorado Springs prompts evacuations

Lance Benzel — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:41:59 +0000

A pair of firefighters for the Los Padres Hotshots walk back to their camp with dinner meal following a day on the Bucktail Fire frontlines, Aug. 6, 2024, near Nucla. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)

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Gusty winds, drought creates “particularly dangerous” situation for wildfire in south central, southeastern Colorado

Olivia Prentzel — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:35:06 +0000

Cows graze in pasture, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Walden, Colo. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson)

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Wildfire survivors who lost their homes could face another blow from taxes on settlement payouts

The Associated Press — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:41:06 +0000

FILE – Firefighters try to protect a structure as the Eaton Fire advances, Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

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