The U.S. Department of Agriculture says similar grazing programs that allow cattle and other herds to chew down the dry grass are becoming more common across the West.

South Metro Fire Rescue, which serves nearly 600,000 residents in Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties, is forecasting a $20 to $30 million shortfall next year, followed by significant yearly budget shortfalls.

Amid a week of spreading wildfires and evacuation orders issued across Colorado, a new fire has broken out – this one

Favorable weather helped crews gain ground, but the area remains packed with dry vegetation ready to fuel multiple wildfires.

Colorado officials have ordered evacuations due to the Cottonwood Flat Fire burning in Garfield County.

A haze of smoke from wildfires burning in Colorado wafted into counties along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor on Wednesday, prompting an air quality health advisory. The smoke is from four wildfires burning in

"Several other wildfires are still active in Colorado, including the Sowbelly Fire in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, the South Rim Fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and wildfires in Mesa County," the outlet reported.

The fire that sparked in southeastern Utah last week and crossed into southwestern Colorado this week has damaged over a dozen structures, and now fire officials believe winds will push that fire deeper into Colorado.