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Insurance, building codes, helicopters: Colorado’s 11 new laws to protect residents from wildfires

The 11 bills were all passed during the 2023 legislative session, which ended May 8

This aerial photo of the Marshall fire burn area was taken Jan. 2, 2022. in Superior.  (Helen H. Richardson — The Denver Post)
This aerial photo of the Marshall fire burn area was taken Jan. 2, 2022. in Superior. (Helen H. Richardson — The Denver Post)
Denver Post reporter Seth Klamann in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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Gov. Jared Polis signed a suite of wildfire prevention and recovery-related bills Friday, clearing the way for the state to stand up a new emergency insurance plan, standardize fire-resistant building codes and buy a second $26 million firefighting helicopter.
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