/tags/wildland-fires Wildland Fires en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 27 Dec 2023 23:17:54 GMT /2023-12-27/wildland-firefighters-gender-imbalance The federal wildfire service has a gender-equity problem: in fiscal year 2021, 84% of firefighters were men. Federal land agencies have publicly committed to working on a number of diversity issues, and a relatively new crew for women in the southeast is part of an effort to attract and keep more women in the profession. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 23:17:54 GMT /2023-12-27/wildland-firefighters-gender-imbalance Murphy Woodhouse /news/2023-07-20/news-brief-with-boulder-reporting-lab-fire-prone-areas-losing-insurers-and-an-xcel-lawsuit-update Boulder Reporting Lab Reporter Tim Drugan joined us to talk about insurance carriers rethinking their coverage offerings in fire-prone Colorado and the latest in Marshall fire-related lawsuits against Xcel Energy. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-07-20/news-brief-with-boulder-reporting-lab-fire-prone-areas-losing-insurers-and-an-xcel-lawsuit-update Nikole Robinson Carroll /health/2021-12-01/infrastructure-law-gives-burned-out-wildland-firefighters-a-boost The infrastructure bill President Biden signed last month contains potentially big boosts in pay for wildland firefighters as well as expanded mental health services and more opportunities for permanent, year-round work. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 15:22:49 GMT /health/2021-12-01/infrastructure-law-gives-burned-out-wildland-firefighters-a-boost Nate Hegyi /health/2021-11-30/wildland-firefighters-struggle-in-the-sudden-silence-of-the-off-season "It's the most gratifying job I'll ever have," says a former hotshot. "But it's also a job that made me contemplate suicide and think that my family was better off with a life insurance check than being around what turned into seasonal depression." Tue, 30 Nov 2021 23:18:13 GMT /health/2021-11-30/wildland-firefighters-struggle-in-the-sudden-silence-of-the-off-season Maggie Mullen /2021-08-23/federal-wildland-firefighters-get-pay-boost The pay initiative is part of the Biden administration's plans to improve working conditions for federal wildland firefighters. Fri, 20 Aug 2021 21:00:06 GMT /2021-08-23/federal-wildland-firefighters-get-pay-boost Maggie Mullen /environment/2017-06-06/below-average-wildfire-season-forecasted-for-colorado Fire officials say Colorado should see a less active wildfire season this year. Caley Fisher with the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control… Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:28:02 GMT /environment/2017-06-06/below-average-wildfire-season-forecasted-for-colorado