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Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Hazard Mapping Tools

Flood season has arrived, and the State of Colorado has a number of online tools…

Amy Zimmer, May 2, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

New Report on the Health of Colorado’s Forests

How did the 2018 fire season affect our state’s forests? What impacts are insects having…

Amy Zimmer, March 27, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Avalanche Safety

This winter’s heavy snowfalls have created extremely dangerous avalanche conditions in the high country, and…

Amy Zimmer, March 11, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The Dotsero Train Wreck

110 years ago today occurred one of the state’s worst train disasters. On January 15,…

Amy Zimmer, January 15, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Anniversary of the 2013 Floods

Five years ago today, the rain began to fall in what became one of the…

Amy Zimmer, September 11, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Is Your House on Shaky Ground?

Ground subsidence problems are very real in Colorado. Whether from naturally occurring elements in the…

Amy Zimmer, September 6, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Wildfire Information

Here’s where to go to get the latest on the multiple wildfires burning across the…

Amy Zimmer, July 6, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Summer Floods

As hot and dry as it has been so far this summer, it’s hard to…

Amy Zimmer, June 13, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Get Ready for Wildfire Season

With this past winter being relatively dry, fire danger is expected to be higher than…

Amy Zimmer, April 16, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Salmonella Outbreak

It’s not a pleasant topic, but it’s certainly an important one for cities and towns…

Amy Zimmer, April 3, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

September is National Preparedness Month

The recent hurricane events have demonstrated the importance of being prepared for disaster.  Even though…

Amy Zimmer, September 14, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

Hurricane Information

2017 is turning out to be a historic year for hurricane activity in the U.S.,…

Amy Zimmer, September 6, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

1997 Fort Collins Flood

Twenty years ago today a major flood hit Fort Collins.  Heavy rainfall of 3 inches…

Amy Zimmer, July 28, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

Disaster Preparedness for Pets

‘Tis the season for fires and floods, and if a disaster threatens your home and…

Amy Zimmer, July 24, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Severe Storms

Yesterday the Colorado front range was hit hard with a storm producing heavy rains, hail,…

Amy Zimmer, May 9, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

Caring for Storm-Damaged Trees

Spring snowstorms and freezes like those experienced in Denver metro area this weekend can cause…

Amy Zimmer, May 1, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

2017 Colorado Wildfire Outlook

On April 14 the Governor and the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control (DFPC)…

Amy Zimmer, April 24, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Avalanches

Avalanche danger is nothing new in Colorado.  Forty years ago, the University of Colorado’s Institute…

Amy Zimmer, February 14, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The White Ash Mine Disaster

This fall the Colorado School of Mines unveiled a new memorial dedicated to the victims…

Amy Zimmer, December 20, 2016
Colorado State Publications Blog

2016 Wildfires — Disaster Recovery

Were you affected by the recent Junkins Fire, Beulah Hill Fire, or Hayden Pass Fire? …

Amy Zimmer, November 3, 2016
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