/tags/high-park-fire-6-months-later High Park Fire: 6 Months Later en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:08:37 GMT /environment/2013-06-08/a-year-on-how-the-high-park-fire-unfolded This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of the High Park Fire northwest of Fort Collins. The 87 thousand acre wildfire destroyed 259 homes and killed… Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:08:37 GMT /environment/2013-06-08/a-year-on-how-the-high-park-fire-unfolded Jim Hill /community/2013-06-06/one-year-after-high-park-rist-canyon-vfd-is-still-living-the-fire One of the first agencies on scene of last year's High Park Fire was the Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department. The department is credited with saving… Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:52:53 GMT /community/2013-06-06/one-year-after-high-park-rist-canyon-vfd-is-still-living-the-fire Nathan Heffel /community/2013-05-17/slow-start-to-fire-season-keeps-focus-on-high-park-fire-restoration Wildfire forecasters say Northern Colorado’s fire season should be far less active than last year. That doesn’t mean they’re resting on their laurels… Fri, 17 May 2013 18:01:50 GMT /community/2013-05-17/slow-start-to-fire-season-keeps-focus-on-high-park-fire-restoration Nathan Heffel /2012-12-24/high-park-fire-couple-mark-first-christmas-after-losing-home The holidays are a time for celebration, but they also provide a space for reflection.KUNC has been following one couple who lost their home to this… Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:43:55 GMT /2012-12-24/high-park-fire-couple-mark-first-christmas-after-losing-home Grace Hood /business/2012-12-21/a-milestone-6-months-later-first-home-rebuilt-after-high-park-fire-now-occupied This week Larimer County issued its first Certificate of Occupancy for a home within the High Park Fire burn zone. It marks a significant milestone in… Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:49:49 GMT /business/2012-12-21/a-milestone-6-months-later-first-home-rebuilt-after-high-park-fire-now-occupied Nathan Heffel /business/2012-12-14/the-dollars-and-cents-of-a-wildfire-a-tale-of-two-rist-canyon-businesses Six months after the High Park Fire destroyed 259 homes, many businesses have bounced back in Rist Canyon, north of Fort Collins. For some, recovery came… Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:00:00 GMT /business/2012-12-14/the-dollars-and-cents-of-a-wildfire-a-tale-of-two-rist-canyon-businesses Grace Hood /environment/2012-12-13/poudre-river-still-troubling-water-managers-since-high-park-fire The Poudre River, revered for its normally pristine water, was contaminated by so much High Park Fire ash, it was rendered nearly useless for water… Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:06:56 GMT /environment/2012-12-13/poudre-river-still-troubling-water-managers-since-high-park-fire Nathan Heffel /2012-12-12/mudslides-road-repair-the-new-norm-inside-high-park-fire-burn-zone Charred ground and fewer trees means significantly more runoff from rain and snow as we transition into winter.That’s a problem especially in Poudre… Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:00:00 GMT /2012-12-12/mudslides-road-repair-the-new-norm-inside-high-park-fire-burn-zone Grace Hood /environment/2012-12-11/for-rist-canyon-vfd-life-slowly-returning-to-normal-six-months-after-high-park-fire Life is still anything but normal for Chief Bob Gann and the Rist Canyon Volunteer firefighters. The High Park Fire destroyed one of the department’s… Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:12:06 GMT /environment/2012-12-11/for-rist-canyon-vfd-life-slowly-returning-to-normal-six-months-after-high-park-fire Nathan Heffel /environment/2012-12-10/6-months-after-high-park-fire-insurance-woes-loom-large On the 6 month anniversary of the High Park Fire, life is different and challenges abound. Challenges like working through the labyrinth of insurance… Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:57:01 GMT /environment/2012-12-10/6-months-after-high-park-fire-insurance-woes-loom-large Grace Hood