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Tempers Flare Over Use of Private Firefighters

(Oct. 3) -- The flames are gone from the most destructive fire in Colorado's history, but the debate is still heated. At issue are private firefighters who enter restricted areas with their own firefighting equipment to help protect the homes of insurance policyholders. More than 1,000 firefighters and 100 engines...

Colorado Blaze: Evacuation Orders to Be Lifted for Some

BOULDER, Colo. (Sept. 9) -- As thousands of people waited to learn if their homes survived a raging Colorado wildfire, Dan Hackett hiked a second time behind roadblocks to make sure his house near boulder was still standing. Hackett, who lives in the mountain community of Gold Hill, said he watched his neighbor's home...

4 Reported Missing in Colorado Wildfire

(Sept. 8) -- Four people are unaccounted for in the area where the Fourmile Canyon wildfire has been burning northwest of Boulder, Colo., since Monday, police said today. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office said it had received 20 missing persons reports and had located 16 of the missing, according to ABC7 - Denver. The...

NASA Captures Satellite Image of Colorado Wildfire From Space [PHOTO]

(Sept. 7) -- NASA's AQUA satellite captured an image of the Fourmile Canyon wildfire northwest of Boulder, Colo., at 3:54 p.m. EDT Monday. The fire, which began Monday, has spread across 3,500 acres, forcing 3,000 people to evacuate and destroying dozens of homes. The U.S. Agriculture Department counts 14 other major...

Colorado Wildfire Destroys Dozens of Homes

DENVER (Sept. 7) -- A wind-whipped wildfire sent flames roaring through a rugged canyon in the Colorado foothills, forcing hundreds of people to flee and destroying dozens of homes - some that belonged to the firefighters themselves, authorities said early Tuesday. Firefighters were waiting until sunrise to count the...