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Colorado's extraordinary fire year

NPR | By Molly Cruse
Published July 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM CDT

In Colorado, hundreds of homes have been destroyed, tens of thousands of people evacuated and three wildland firefighters killed in the line of duty. The state is likely in for weeks of extreme fire.

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