"I can see the fires burning from my window. We might have to evacuate." So began my mom during our most recent Sunday phone date.
A resident of Colorado Springs, Colo. since 1998, she was referring to the "Waldo Canyon fire," the latest in a string of aggressive blazes. This fire began in the Pike National Forest and had consumed close to 2,500 acres since that Saturday, triggering evacuation orders for 11,000 Coloradoans.
Safety, of course, is the foremost concern. Then there is the rest. Considering the trajectory of the High Park fire and the other seven fires burning across the state, many precious assets—homes, natural marvels, black bears, historic structures, amongst others—are in serious danger.
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