Hickenlooper: Governors Talk Regional Fire FleetColorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Tuesday there are initial talks with Western governors about sharing a regional aerial fleet to fight fires, although the idea is far from reality at the moment.
Colorado Wildfire Forecasters Believe This Year Is More PromisingAs fire rages in Southern California, most of Colorado has experienced a cool and very wet spring. The snowpack sits at about average for the northern two-thirds of the state.
Colorado In Good Shape With Firefighting EquipmentThe U.S. Forest Service now says the fire danger is high to extreme across most of Colorado.
April Snow Takes Some Pressure Off Fire CrewsThe change in the weather including the arrival of snow helped firefighters completely contain the Lower North Fork fire and lowered the fire danger from extreme to low in just 24 hours.