Wildfires have been a going concern in Colorado for a long time. When I was in elementary school, we had to evacuate and stay with friends for a couple nights because of a fire up Waterton Canyon. I’ve watched fires burning from my apartment windows while I packed bags in case we were given the order to leave. And it’s getting worse as we warm the planet; fire season seems to last all year now—the most destructive fire in Colorado’s history happened in December of 2021 (about a dozen ...
