February may have just begun, but unseasonably warm temperatures across Colorado are creating conditions that feel more like spring — bringing elevated wildfire risks along with them.
“We have a beautiful blue-sky day like this, which is great for the tourism bureau. But in the end, this is a high fire danger day — we in Colorado need to embrace that we are in a high fire danger state,” said Einar Jensen, public information officer for Evergreen Fire Rescue.
Colorado adopted a statewide wildfire resiliency code last summer, which sets rules for fire-resistant building materials and defensible space in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas, where development meets wildfire-prone terrain…