Evening Newscast: County Rolls Back Group Sizes, Colorado OKs Wolves, and Fires Burn in the West Elk Wilderness
Listen to the evening newscast for Thursday, Nov. 5
‘The Job I Signed Up For’: Gov. Polis On Wildfire Response, Coping With Multiple Statewide Emergencies
Gov. Jared Polis traveled around the state on Friday to get a firsthand look at the efforts that are underway to contain several record-breaking wildfires. Capitol Coverage reporter Scott Franz spoke to Polis over the phone after he left a meeting this morning with evacuees of the East Troublesome Fire in Grand County.
Local Newscast: Monday, Aug. 17
With the Grizzly Creek fire still raging, I-70 remains closed and Gunnison continues to see a bump in traffic.
Gunnison County Hosts Wildfire Meeting
Colorado’s wet winter and rainy spring have kept fire dangers low so far this summer. But that hasn’t stopped city and county planners from looking at how codes could be changed to reduce wildfire impacts. Gunnison County officials recently hosted experts from across North America to apply the latest wildfire research to the valley.