wildfire preparedness

Local officials and watershed groups say wildfire preparedness in southwest Colorado includes emergency alerts, evacuation planning, defensible space, forest health and post-fire watershed risks.

The Dolores Watersheds Collaborative is developing a Wildfire Ready Action Plan to identify post-fire flooding, erosion and sedimentation risks in the upper Dolores River watershed.

Warm, sunny weather continues in the Four Corners with rising temps and medium pollen levels. Plus, new wildfire coordination plans, Valley fever awareness, food truck law changes, and Memorial Day reminders.

This week on Regional Roundup, we commemorate the 10th Mountain Division’s WWII heroics, check out Mixed Doubles Curling trials, and discuss housing costs and wildfire insurance issues.

House Bill 1182 would also require insurers to give customers an opportunity to appeal assessments of a property’s wildfire risk, which can lead to increased costs and nonrenewals

States in the Colorado River Basin failed to meet a federal deadline Tuesday to conserve an unprecedented amount of water. And Colorado lawmakers will pursue at least ten wildfire prevention programs when they kick off their legislative session in January.

The US House of Representatives passed legislation that may help provide Arizona with more water. And the Colorado Department of Natural Resources recently awarded a one million dollar grant to the Ute Mountain Ute tribe and three local conservation groups.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis was in Southwest Colorado on Tuesday, including a stop in Rico where he met with the town’s volunteer fire department.

2022 is shaping up to be another grim year for the climate crisis, with heat and drought records being broken across the Western United States. Coloradans can take simple steps to help protect their properties against wildfires, which are becoming a year-round phenomenon.

It’s wildfire season across the Four Corners, and peak wildfire season in some places. KUER’s Lexi Peery has more on how people in Utah and others in the region can be prepared.