Douglas County Investing in Wildfire Resources
First county in Colorado to have dedicated helicopter support
More than 200,000 acres have burned in Colorado in 2025 to date. For context, that’s over 300 square miles - about double the area of the City of Denver. Sparked by a lightning strike, the Lee Fire near Meeker is the largest active fire in Colorado and the second largest in the U.S. It burne…
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