Roxborough, DougCo residents concerned about wildfire evacuation routes

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo — Some community members living in Roxborough, Sterling Ranch and the surrounding areas have a growing concern about how they would evacuate their neighborhoods in case of a wildfire.

“If we had a fire here, we would be at risk,” said Tiffany Milburn, who lives nearby. “If we all needed to evacuate at the same time, there’s not enough infrastructure to allow us to all leave safely together.”

“If a fire comes in quickly, what do we do?” she continued. “A lot of us worry about that when a fire is nearby, and especially during fire season…

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