Colorado To Forecast 2016 Wildfire Season After 2 Mild Years
DENVER (AP) — Colorado wildfire-fighting officials are preparing their 2016 forecast after two mild seasons.
The director of the Division of Fire Prevention and Control and Gov. John Hickenlooper will announce the outlook Tuesday in Denver.
Colorado enters this season after a wet winter. About a quarter of the state is abnormally dry but not in a drought.
2014 and 2015 were comparatively easy for the state, averaging about 3,600 fires burning a total of about 39 square miles per year.
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