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Boulder County residents whose homes burned down in the Marshall Fire are now dealing with the complicated aftermath of putting their lives back together. This process includes filing insurance claims, and sometimes compiling detailed inventories of belongings that were destroyed.

In a press conference earlier this week, Gov. Jared Polis shared details on the state and federal response to the Marshall Fire. We spoke with Rossyveth Rey from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for an update on how they are helping Marshall Fire survivors.

Risk factors for domestic violence are complex and varied, but some research suggests that incidents increase in the wake of natural disasters, including pandemics and wildfires.

Two weeks after the Marshall Fire destroyed over 1,000 homes and buildings, the search for one person listed as missing is is still underway. Authorities have not named the woman they are looking for at a site where a home burned on the outskirts of the town of Superior. But relatives have identified her as 91-year-old Nadine Turnbull.

Gov. Jared Polis' final State of the State address of his first term was more subdued and somber than his previous speeches to lawmakers.

As Louisville recovers from the disastrous Marshall Fire, they have had to do so without the Avista Adventist Hospital, which was closed due to smoke damage. With the hospital slated to reopen next Tuesday, KUNC's Colorado Edition spoke with Kaiser Health °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ reporter Kate Ruder, who covered the closure and its impact.

As COVID-19 cases surge across the state, driven by the omicron variant, Boulder County health officials are dealing with both the ongoing pandemic and health impacts from the Marshall Fire. Camille Rodriguez, executive director of Boulder County Public Health, joins Colorado Edition to talk about how the county is handling these simultaneous issues.

In the aftermath of the Marshall Fire, many experts contend that urban and suburban neighborhoods are vulnerable as the climate grows warmer. We hear from Jennifer Balch, a fire scientist at the University of Colorado Boulder, about what made the fire such a catastrophic event, and how communities should plan for more fires in the future.

The Marshall Fire was, in many ways, precipitated by a perfect storm of climate threats we’ve experienced for decades in our region, primarily extreme drought we’ve seen since 2000. For many climate researchers, watching dramatic disasters like the Marshall Fire unfold reveals the effects of climate change in real time.

The recent Marshall Fire leveled some homes to the ground, leaving many others intact but uninhabitable due to smoke and ash. In some cases, the damage is so severe that moving back any time soon seems impossible.