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Tempers Flare Over Use of Private Firefighters
By Karen Schwartz - AOL News
(Oct. 3) -- The flames are gone from the most destructive fire in Colorado's history, but the debate is still heated. At issue are private firefighters who enter restricted areas with their own firefighting equipment to help protect the homes of insurance policyholders. More than 1,000 firefighters and 100 engines responded to the Fourmile Canyon fire in September in the foothills west of Boulder. Among them were 13 firefighters with five fully equipped engines who were contracted by Chubb Insurance Co., and four firefighters with two trucks sent by insurer Chartis Inc. "If there is cause ...
Wildfire Sets Sights on Boulder as Wind Picks Up
By not in system - AOL NewsBOULDER, Colo. (Sept. 9) -- A Colorado wildfire that already has destroyed 170 homes showed no signs of relenting Thursday as wind gusts of more than 40 mph threatened to drive the flames eastward from the Rocky Mountain foothills and into the heart of Boulder, where some residents were warned to be ready to flee. Officials worried about a repeat of the devastation in the foothills, where neighborhoods once filled with million-dollar homes and scenic mountain cabins have become piles of smoking rubble. On one lot, all that survived was a tennis court. On others, all that's left are crumbling, ...
Colorado's Fourmile Canyon Fire: When Community -- and Twitter -- Matter
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailyBOULDER, Colo. -- This week, my community is experiencing the worst fire in the state's history. So far, almost 140 homes and other buildings have been destroyed; many families -- including those of several firefighters -- have lost everything. About 3,000 people are staying with friends and family or at hotels as 6,150 acres in the scenic but rugged mountains burn. Fortunately, there are no injuries or deaths thus far, though four people are missing. Since the first smell of smoke and a glance at the strange amber-colored sunlight at around 11 a.m. Monday, following the fire has consumed ...
4 Reported Missing in Colorado Wildfire
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(Sept. 8) -- Four people are unaccounted for in the area where the Fourmile Canyon wildfire has been burning northwest of Boulder, Colo., since Monday, police said today. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office said it had received 20 missing persons reports and had located 16 of the missing, according to ABC7 - Denver. The remaining four missing people might not have evacuated, Sheriff's Cmdr. Rich Brough said. The fire has spread across 6,168 acres and has destroyed at least 135 homes, forcing some 3,500 people to evacuate. None of the fire has been contained. Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter ...
Colorado Wildfire Destroys More Than 130 Homes
By not in system - AOL NewsBOULDER, Colo. (Sept. 8) -- A wildfire burning in the canyons and steep mountainsides near Boulder became one of the most destructive blazes in Colorado history Wednesday as authorities determined it had destroyed at least 136 homes in just three days. Authorities provided the dire assessment as firefighters encountered a tangle of rattlesnakes, downed power lines and combustible propane tanks and struggled to get an upper hand on the inferno. The Boulder County sheriff's office said Wednesday that 136 homes have been destroyed - a toll likely to rise as the blaze rages on and firefighters ...
Colorado Wildfire Destroys Dozens of Homes
By not in system - AOL NewsDENVER (Sept. 7) -- A wind-whipped wildfire sent flames roaring through a rugged canyon in the Colorado foothills, forcing hundreds of people to flee and destroying dozens of homes - some that belonged to the firefighters themselves, authorities said early Tuesday. Firefighters were waiting until sunrise to count the exact number of houses that have burned, said Brett Haberstick of the Sunshine Fire Protection District. The blaze broke out Monday morning in Four Mile Canyon northwest of Boulder and rapidly spread across 5 1/2 square miles or 3,500 acres. Erratic 45-mph gusts sometimes ...
An Unwelcome College Roommate -- Bedbugs
By Karen Schwartz - AOL NewsBOULDER, Colo. (Aug. 28) -- As if parents didn't have enough on their minds. Not only do they need to worry about grades, money and meals when their children head off to college, they also need to worry about bedbugs. "Almost all colleges are dealing with or have probably recently dealt with a bedbug infestation on their campuses," said Jeff White, an entomologist with BedBug Central. Media reports have identified the following institutions as being among those that have confronted bedbugs: Stanford University, Ohio State, Texas A&M, University of Florida, the City University of New York's ...
How to Amputate Your Own Arm Like Aron Ralston in '127 Hours'
By Anna Rothschild - AOL News(Aug. 26) -- In "127 Hours," the new film by Danny Boyle, James Franco plays Aron Ralston, the mountaineer who (SPOILER ALERT!) was forced to amputate his own arm after he got it trapped between a fallen boulder and a sandstone wall while solo-climbing a Utah canyon back in '03. Watch more YouTube videos on AOL Video Of course, Ralston only resorted to such a drastic measure after exhausting the more conventional means of escape during the five-day period he was stuck in the desert (during which time he kept hydrated by drinking his own urine). And lest you think this sort of things only ...
Police: Infant Rylan Rochester Killed by Mom Over Autism
By David Knowles - Politics DailyStephanie Rochester of Boulder, Colo. is accused of murdering her own 6-month-old son, Rylan Rochester, because she believed him to be severely autistic. According to the Associated Press, Rochester, 34, told the Boulder County Sheriff's office that she and her husband, Lloyd Rochester, discussed the impact of the child's condition on their own lives, concluding that "they would not have fun while they were caring for a severely autistic child." Rochester, who told police she had worked with autistic children as a hospital counselor, is accused of suffocating Rylan with blankets as he slept ...
Deportation Threat Has Contortionist in a Jam
By Karen Schwartz - AOL NewsBOULDER, Colo. (May 30) -- Street performer Ibashi-i tries to take a philosophical approach to life. After all, he learned of his talent as a contortionist after getting stuck while digging a borehole toilet on his native island of St. Kitts. Now, 40 years later, he finds himself stuck again. Despite the support of thousands of fans, he is facing possible deportation because of a misdemeanor marijuana conviction. Karen Schwartz for AOL News Street performer Ibashi-i, a contortionist from the island of St. Kitts, begins putting his body into a 20-inch Plexiglas cube during a performance in ...
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