Wildfires

KDNK's news team brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West

High-elevation forests in the Rocky Mountain region are burning more now than at any point in the past 2,000 years. That's according to a new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

Over the past two decades, most of Colorado’s wildfires lit up in the months of June and July. This year? The state saw six fires spark in August, half of…

The Grizzly Creek Fire blew up Monday afternoon in the Glenwood Canyon and quickly spread to 1300 acres in steep, rough terrain. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh…

A wildfire in South Canyon has closed I70 in both directions from Dotsero through South Canyon. Those traveling west from Eagle are asked not to use…

As of this afternoon, the Pine Gulch Fire, 18 miles north of Grand Junction, has scorched over 9,000 acres, up from 5600 this time Tuesday. KDNK’s Amy…

Red Flag weather and smoke in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys have raised concerns about a local wildfire. But, David Boyd, Public Affairs…

Reporter Elizabeth Miller joins KDNK's Gavin Dahl to discuss two recent articles, The Losing Coast for The Statesider, and COVID-19 Pandemic Complicates…

Wildfire is an increasing problem for Coloradans. They’re bigger than ever before, lasting longer, and affecting more people. That’s prompted some in the…