Fire crews in Johnston have extinguished a gas fire that shot flames dozens of feet into the air. That fire was reported just before noon off Colorado State Highway 60 between County Roads 13 and 15.

Denver7 is now hearing about the tough conditions firefighters faced on the front lines of this Western Slope wildfire.

Aspen forests help slow the spread of wildfires and could serve as fire breaks in Colorado and other southwestern states, according to a peer-reviewed study by Western Colorado University researchers.

The heat continues for Colorado this weekend, and so does the mostly dry weather. As a result, the fire danger is incredibly high for the western half of the state.

The Louisville Historical Museum, which is located 10 miles east of Boulder, later joined by collaborators from the University of Colorado Boulder Anthropology Department, initiated the Marshall Fire Story Project to preserve the stories of people affected.

The man accused of breaking into the Colorado Supreme Court building on Jan. 2, 2024, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of arson.

A brush fire was reported Tuesday afternoon in Douglas County, just a few miles from fires that broke out Sunday that forced the evacuations of the town of Louviers.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) said after a two-week deployment, CSFD’s fire crews have returned. According to CSFD, a crew was deployed to assist with the Turner Gulch Fire in western Colorado.