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Colorado can expect a “normal” wildfire season this year. That could still mean 5,500 fires.

Forecasters predict average conditions through July, but late summer and early fall could bring high fire danger

Trees that burned during the East Troublesome fire are piled up near the headwaters of Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park on April 3, 2024. In 2020, the East Troublesome fire rapidly swept through the area, consuming over 120,000 acres in just one day. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Trees that burned during the East Troublesome fire are piled up near the headwaters of Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park on April 3, 2024. In 2020, the East Troublesome fire rapidly swept through the area, consuming over 120,000 acres in just one day. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Noelle Phillips of The Denver Post.
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The fire forecast through July calls for normal wildfire conditions, thanks to an average snowpack in the mountains combined with temperatures a shade above average and moisture slightly below average, said Michael Morgan, director of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.
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