It’s an unfortunate reality of the time: wildfires in Colorado are getting worse and the season is lasting longer. This year is expected to follow that trend with a buildup of heavy fuels, a dry season ahead, and not enough moisture. via Meghan_Lopez
Skip Shirlaw from the Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District worries 2022 could look a lot like 2012, where several serious wildfires like the Waldo Canyon fire and Lower North Fork fire burned through the state, destroying thousands of acres and numerous properties.
Inter-Canyon Fire Protection covers 52 square miles and relies on four paid firefighters and 22 volunteers. The volunteers are plumbers, office managers, electricians, realtors and more. Senate Bill 22-002 allows fire departments to be compensated by the state for wildland fires that exceeded the department's capacity to extinguish or control, and the period of mutual aid has ended.
Perry sits on a wildfire committee at the capitol and says the legislature is keenly aware of the wildfire threats the state is facing and is doing what it can to help. He considers the state’s package of wildfire bills among the legislature’s top priorities.
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