Waldo Canyon Fire News

Colorado Home Inventory Firm Grows Rapidly After Bad Fire Seasons

Two years after the Waldo Canyon Fire and one year after the Black Forest Fire, the most costly and devastating natural disasters in Colorado history, TWS Home Inventory and Asset Management Group LLC has seen rapid growth. The firm was …

One Year Later Insurance Losses From Black Forest Fire $420.5M

A year after the massive Black Forest Fire stuck Colorado, insured losses are now estimated at $420.5 million, according estimates released by the to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association on Thursday. The Black Forest community in El Paso County …

Report on Colorado’s Waldo Canyon Fire Lays Out Roadmap

A report detailing vulnerabilities leading to the destruction of nearly 350 homes in Colorado Springs from the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire provides communities located in wildfire-prone areas guidance on how to reduce risk of wildfire damage. Among the key findings …

Homeowner Fees Recommended To Address Colorado Fires

Colorado homeowners living in high-risk wildfire areas should be charged fees, and officials need to adopt statewide building requirements to address destructive fires, according to recommendations Monday from a group convened by Gov. John Hickenlooper. The recommendations seek to shift …

Flash Flooding Causes Damage in Northern Colorado

Three days of intense rainfall in many areas of Colorado has resulted in severe, widespread flooding and collapsed homes, according to Boston-based catastrophe modeler Air Worldwide. The greatest threat is to cities along the Front Range, including the city of …

Insurer Group: Colorado’s Black Forest Fire $292.8 Million

The most destructive wildfire in Colorado history caused $292.8 million in insured losses, according to a preliminary report issued on Monday by the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association. The estimates include roughly 3,630 homeowner and auto insurance claims being filed …

Wildfires, Hail Take Toll on Colorado Homeowners Insurance

It’s safe to say there’s a lot going on in the homeowners insurance scene in Colorado, where homeowners insurance rates are likely to be on the rise for some time. Insured losses from the recently doused Black Forest fire should …

Insurance Group: Colorado’s Black Forest Fire Likely to Top $100M

The official count on total insured losses from the Black Forest Fire in Colorado should be released soon, and the single most destructive wildfire in the state’s history is likely to exceed $100 million – marking two years in a …

Colorado Wildfire Destroys At Least 360 Homes

A wildfire in Colorado has destroyed at least 360 homes, topping last year’s record-setting Waldo Canyon Fire in a nearby wooded area that destroyed 346 homes. The tally of lost homes was a dramatic increase from a report late Wednesday …

Mistake Made Handling Colorado Waldo Canyon Fire: Report

A dispatcher made a mistake when she failed to relay a 911 call about a wildfire hours before it roared out of control, but no one knows if it would have made a difference in the damage it caused, according …