Colorado
Colorado wildfire blamed for one death as California blaze expands
By Liya Cui and Rich McKay
(Reuters) – A fast-moving wildfire killed at least one person in the Rocky Mountain foothills of Colorado, one of a handful of blazes burning across the state, while thousands of firefighters in California struggled to contain the largest fire in the country.
The individual killed in the Stone Canyon Fire, burning about 20 miles north of Boulder, Colorado, was found on Wednesday in one of five homes destroyed near Rocky Mountain National Park, officials said.
“We did also today discover human remains in one of the residences,” Boulder County Sheriff Curtis Johnson told the media. “So, I can confirm for you that we do have one fatality associated with the fire.”
Johnson did not provide details on the individual’s identity.
The Stone Canyon Fire, near Lyons, a community of about 2,000, has burned more than 1,500 acres since Tuesday afternoon. It was 20% contained as of late Wednesday, the Boulder Office of Disaster Management said in a statement. About 2,000 people were evacuated from Lyons and nearby communities.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis called in the Colorado National Guard to assist with the recovery. Since Tuesday afternoon, dry conditions and high temperatures enabled the fire to spread quickly through timberland.
The Stone Canyon Fire is one of multiple fires that have ripped Colorado’s Front Range mountains this week, prompting further evacuations.
The Alexander Mountain Fire is the largest, having burned over 7,000 acres since Monday. It was 1% contained since Wednesday night, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Across the country, more than 29,000 firefighters and support personnel are fighting 93 large wildfires, encompassing more than 2 million acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
In California, the Park Fire has burned more than 600 square miles (1,550 square kms) as of Thursday morning, an area bigger than the city of Los Angeles, state fire officials said.
It is the fifth largest fire in the state’s history and could soon become the fourth. Nearly 6,000 firefighters battled the blaze in a wilderness area in the state’s Central Valley, about 90 miles (145 km) north of Sacramento, the capital.
The fire has destroyed 437 houses and other structures and damaged 42 as of Thursday morning, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, reported.
The man charged with starting the fire, allegedly by pushing a flaming car down a Butte County gully last week, was formally charged with arson on Monday, but awaits additional charges, officials said.
Over the last few days the weather had been cooler, helping firefighters, Cal Fire spokesman Jeremy Hollingshead said. But temperatures are expected to climb today and could reach 104 F this weekend.
“We had an advantage for the last couple days with cooler temperatures. But now that changed,” Hollingshead said. “It means the fuels of grass and timber are getting dryer and hotter earlier in the day. The fire will burn hotter and quicker.”
He said access over rough, wilderness terrain with few roads makes it hard for firefighters and equipment to get at the fire lines, sometimes taking two to three hours to arrive at the scene.
(Reporting by Liya Cui in New York and Rich McKay in Atlanta; Editing by Frank McGurty and Leslie Adler)
Colorado
Here’s where Colorado’s gray wolves roamed in past month
Colorado’s gray wolves stuck a little closer to central parts of the state in late October and November, roaming into watersheds that reach metro Denver and near tribal lands to the south, according to a map released Wednesday.
The monthly Colorado Parks and Wildlife map shows the broad movements of 20 gray wolves that wear GPS collars. If an area is highlighted, that means at least one wolf was in a watershed at least one time during the time frame, according to state officials.
Between Oct. 21 and Tuesday, gray wolves traveled in watersheds that reach as far north as the Wyoming state line; as far east as Boulder, Jefferson, Adams and Broomfield counties; the northern edge of Archuleta County to the south; and Meeker in Rio Blanco County to the west.
Most wolf activity appeared to take place around the Continental Divide, with wolf movement tracked near Walden, Granby, Vail, Aspen and Gunnison.
The wolves also explored near tribal lands to the south, Parks and Wildlife officials said. The state has an agreement with the Southern Ute tribe and is working to finish a similar agreement with the Ute Mountain Ute tribe to address potential impacts of wolf reintroduction.
Of Colorado’s 20 collared gray wolves, 15 were captured elsewhere and released in Colorado, three are yearlings from the Copper Creek Pack and two are adults from the One Ear Pack, according to Parks and Wildlife.
State officials will not be able to confirm whether wolf pups born this year were “successfully recruited” into Colorado’s wolf population until later this winter, Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Luke Perkins said in a statement.
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Police issue shelter-in-place order for Colorado Springs neighborhood due to barricaded suspect
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) issued a shelter-in-place order Wednesday morning for 7366 Legend Hill Dr.
CSPD says this order is due to law enforcement responding to a barricaded suspect in the area. Police tell 11 News the call came in at 9:15 a.m. for a family disturbance.
If you are in the area, police encourage you to secure your home or business and stay away from doors and windows.
This is a developing situation; Information is very limited at this time. This article will be updated when more information is available.
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Colorado family calls for answers after 23 year old killed in hit-and-run in Aurora: “He didn’t deserve that”
A Colorado family is pleading for accountability after a 23-year-old man was killed in a crosswalk on Thursday. Aurora police believe Lennard Dawson Jr. was struck by three separate vehicles. Two of the drivers didn’t stop.
Police say the crash happened just before midnight at a signal-controlled crosswalk along the Unnamed Creek Trail at South Tower Road. The third driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.
Dawson later died at the hospital.
At a vigil Monday night at Highland Hollows Park, Dawson’s loved ones gathered to mourn and remember a young man they described as warm, generous, and always smiling.
“He would talk to everybody,” said his sister, Kelia Brown. “Good or bad days, he always had a smile. He was a great dad. He helped his son learn everything. I feel like I lost my twin.”
Brown said she learned about the crash in the middle of the night and hasn’t slept much since. The family lives roughly 10 minutes from the crash site.
What haunts her most is that two drivers didn’t stop.
“I was so angry,” she said. “If you’re going to leave, at least move him out of the street. He didn’t deserve that.”
Dawson’s nephew, Nassir Bandy, said he modeled nearly everything he did after his uncle.
“I wanted to be just like him,” Bandy said. “He was my role model. I played basketball because he played basketball. I wanted dreads because he had dreads. I was so mad when he cut them.”
He urged the drivers responsible to come forward.
“Take accountability for your actions. Come clean,” he said. “Whatever’s done in the dark will come to light.”
Monday afternoon, dozens of relatives, friends, and neighbors came out, holding candles and singing hymns.
The crash marks the 19th pedestrian death in Aurora this year, part of a growing concern citywide about speeding and reckless driving.
“People in Aurora and Denver can’t drive,” Brown said. “Illegal lane changes, no blinkers, speeding, it’s constant. We need better driving schools or something. They’re giving licenses to anybody.”
Bandy agreed, calling many crashes “preventable mistakes.”
In a statement, the City of Aurora said it’s analyzing the incident as part of its ongoing traffic safety efforts:
“Any loss of life is a tragedy. Public Works is looking into this specific incident as it relates to traffic data. The Aurora Police Department continues to investigate. Aurora’s Public Works Department is working on a Safety Action Plan, evaluating safety and making recommendations across the city. The plan will be completed early next year.”
For Dawson’s family, the grief is compounded by the questions that remain, including whether he might have survived had the first two drivers stopped to help.
“He was a blessing,” Brown said. “A light to life. The biggest star in the universe. We will get justice for Lennard.”
Anyone with information about the drivers involved is urged to contact the Aurora Police Department.
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