Colorado state experts predict potentially devastating wildfire season
Possibly, officials said, the worst since two of the state's most destructive - the
"With 63 percent of normal snowpack in southeast
386-acre
Although small storms have moved through
Statewide, snowpack levels are 70 percent of normal. The northern part of the state is faring better, with the North Platte region at 102 percent of normal.
"But there's fire risk in every part of the state," Hickenlooper said. "It's hard to predict where you'll have a fire."
Hickenlooper said he's confident that the state has allocated adequate funding. Following the
The first level of response is free to local communities, he said, to "ensure every sheriff and fire chief knows we'll take care of all the cost at first."
"We haven't had one of those nightmare fire seasons since we started making these investments - it's like buying insurance," Hickenlooper said. "We have to anticipate it."
Agencies including the state and national forest services, the
"We live in the most beautiful state in the nation, and we have to do our part to protect that and the quality of life we enjoy," he said.
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