Colorado Fire Managers To Release Outlook For Wildfire Season
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — State and federal fire managers are preparing to release their forecast for the 2015 wildfire season in Colorado.
A briefing is scheduled Friday morning. It comes after days of rain in parts of the state that could help reduce or delay wildfires.
A preliminary outlook released by the National Interagency Coordination Center says Colorado's wildfire potential will be normal or below normal through August. The center coordinates firefighting efforts nationwide.
Colorado escaped serious wildfire problems last year. A total of about 3,700 fires burned about 36 square miles.
Colorado escaped serious wildfire problems last year. A total of about 3,700 fires burned about 36 square miles. In 2013, about 1,200 fires burned nearly 305 square miles.
Gov. John Hickenlooper is scheduled to attend Friday's briefing at Centennial Airport, along with the director of the state Division of Fire Prevention and Control and federal land managers.
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