SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo — More than 500 homes are under evacuation or pre-evacuation notice as a wildfire burns near Silverthorne, and officials said the fire was an estimated 85-100 acres in size as it ...

Even with a little fresh snow, wildfire risk remains top of mind in Colorado's mountain communities after an exceptionally dry winter. Some neighborhoods are practicing evacuation drills to prepare.

Summit Fire & EMS has scheduled a series of five, repeated wildfire-season public-education sessions in April to help residents be prepared for the summer. “After a particularly dry winter, we know ...