wildfire

KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond.

Many people are aware that snowpacks - especially in the late spring - can be a key indicator for the sort of wildfire season that could be coming. Less well known is that wildfires themselves can impact snowpacks, as new research is showing. Past burns can speed melting by as much as 57 percent, and lead to snow packs disappearing up to three weeks faster.

Sopris Sun editor Raleigh Burleigh and correspondent Ken Pletcher introduce a brand new season of Everything Under The Sun. Carbondale Fire Chief Rob…

The East Troublesome Fire jumped the Continental Divide Thursday and headed into Rocky Mountain National Park and towards Estes Park. Driven by high winds…

Grizzly Creek Fire Deputy Incident Commander Evans Kuo joins Geekspeak hosts Louie and Matt to describe fire imaging tech.Geekspeak is a live call-in tech…

Researchers say bots and trolls blasted out hashtags such as #ArsonEmergency, in a campaign to steer the conversation about wildfires away from climate change and toward arson.

US Forest Service officials are monitoring a lightning-caused wildfire near the headwaters of Middle Mamm Creek. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh has this report.

The two defendants, Richard Miller, 24, and Allison Marcus, 23, will plead guilty to one count of Setting Fire to Woods or Prairie. In exchange, the 5th…

A controlled fire near 749 Hooks Spur Road west of Willits went out of control briefly Thursday and burned about a half-acre of open space. Crews quickly…

Hotter, bigger and faster wildfires are becoming increasingly common across the West. To help Roaring Fork Valley residents prepare for this reality,…