Colorado Department of Transportation to shift millions designated for snow removal to fire mitigation

The Colorado Department of Transportation hasn't done a lot of snow removal work this winter, and for good reason.
The Aspen Times

‘It doesn’t look good’: Colorado transportation officials will use $12 million in leftover snowplowing funds to up roadside wildfire mitigation amid drought

Amid a historically hot and dry winter, the Colorado Department of Transportation will repurpose $12 million in unused snowplow funds for summertime wildfire mitigation efforts along the state’s ...

Colorado expands tree-cutting along highways to fight wildfire threat

The Colorado Department of Transportation is tapping $12 million not used for snowplowing during this record-dry winter to ...

Colorado lawmakers move to protect beavers as a way to mitigate the threat of wildfires

A lack of snow and unseasonably warm temperatures in Colorado have significantly increased the risk of wildfires this year, ...

Colorado weather a ‘magnitude worse’ than historic fire seasons, official says

Colorado’s blistering, dry and breezy conditions have fire officials on edge as the state braces for a wildfire season forecast to be worse than during the Waldo Canyon fire in 2012. Officials warn ...

Where is the wildfire smoke coming from? Reports of smoke smell in Colorado

Wildfires in Nebraska are causing smoke to drift into northeastern Colorado. High winds and dry weather persist across the region before snow and record heat.

Bad snow year worsens wildfire fears

Snow tends to peak in March and April, but catching up to a typical year is unlikely at this point, said Dan McEvoy, a climatologist at the Desert Research Institute and Western Regional Climate ...

CDOT redirects $12M snow budget to tackle wildfire risk

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is redirecting $12 million in unused snowplowing funds to wildfire ...

In Ski Towns, a Bad Snow Year Is Worsening Wildfire Fears

On Thursday, gusts of up to 90 miles per hour were recorded in the foothills outside Boulder, and thousands of people lost ...

The West's historic snow drought could bring water shortages, wildfires

The western United States experienced a severe snow drought this year, threatening the region's water supply and potentially ...

Low snowpack and early heat lead to shifting wildfire risks

One wildfire meteorologist said he’s already seeing more Red Flag warnings than he ever has around this time of year ...
Colorado Public Radio

‘Fire and Ice,’ Colorado faces blizzards in the mountains, wildfire danger on the plains

While snow piles up in Colorado’s high country, powerful winds and critical fire weather are fueling dangerous conditions across the plains — an unusual pairing for February. “It’s the old tale of ...