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The University of California Davis Health system has developed a system to identify such at-risk patients and ensure they have access to care during heavy smoke events. Researchers there are calling for other health systems in smoke-impacted communities to adopt a similar approach.

Increasingly destructive wildfires are a major issue in our region, but whether they lead people to move away is not well understood. New research offers some insights.

New research shows that wildfires – especially intense ones – can raise concentrations of toxic forms of mercury - including its more toxic form methylmercury - in waterways.

Jerry Godbey and Donna Williams would have lost their 102 year old home in the Alexander Mountain Fire, if not for a resource-intensive firefighting strategy.

It's a busy wildfire season in Colorado, with crews battling four major fires along the Front Range. Today on In The NoCo, we talk with Lyons' fire chief for a glimpse into how the Stone Canyon Fire unfolded... and why fire crews aren’t letting their guard down just yet.

After several days of firefighting efforts on the Front Range, full containment of the Alexander Mountain Fire in Larimer County is in sight. Kelly Lyell of The Coloradoan reports the attention is now shifting to residents returning home and the damage left in the fire's wake.

Colorado lawmakers have repeatedly turned down some popular forms of early detection, instead spending millions of dollars on helicopters and other gadgets to fight fires. Legislators also point to a little-known military program run by the National Guard that they say is doing a better job at defending the state.

Urban wildfires leave their mark on more than the land. They change the chemistry of our waterways and affect the organisms living there. On today’s In the NoCo we hear why urban wildfires can contribute to things like algae blooms.

Days into a robust disaster response, affected communities in Northern Colorado are starting to settle into a new routine.

Gov. Jared Polis is holding a briefing on the Alexander Mountain, Stone Canyon, and Quarry fires at a fire station in Loveland.