Feds Reimburse Colorado for Firefighting Costs
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reimbursing the Colorado State Forest Service for 75 percent of the cost of the Fourmile Canyon and Reservoir fires.
Sen. Mark Udall says the money is needed to help communities recover. The agency is contributing more than $3 million.
The 2010 Fourmile Canyon Fire in the heavily wooded canyons west of Boulder destroyed 168 homes and caused more than $200 million in insurance losses. More than 3,500 people were forced to evacuate. It was the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s recorded history.
About 100 people were evacuated when the Reservoir fire broke out near Loveland last year.
Copyright 2024 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Popular Today
- EVs Head for Junkyard as Mechanic Shortage Inflates Repair Costs
- Jury Awards $80M to 3 Former Zurich NA Employees for Wrongful Termination
- DraftKings Sued Over ‘Risk-Free’ Bets That Were Anything But
- California Chiropractor Sentenced to 54 Years for $150M Workers’ Comp Scheme
Popular This Month
- Mother of 8-Year-Old ‘Violently Sucked’ into Houston Hotel Pool Files Wrongful Death Suit
- California Sees Two More Property Insurers Withdraw From Market
- Poll: Consumers OK with AI in P/C Insurance, but Not So Much for Claims and Underwriting
- Property Restoration Industry: A Culture in Need of Repair?