Lake Christine

The charred landscapes that wildfires leave behind are susceptible to erosion, flooding and debris flows, like the mudslides that blocked roads in Basalt…

A new report on last year’s Lake Christine fire found that, while firefighters saved homes in the El Jebel mobile home park and Missouri Heights areas,…

A new study on the Lake Christine fire finds that wildfire mitigation, like using flame-resistant construction materials and clearing vegetation around…

The Lake Christine wildfire last summer not only destroyed three homes and torched thousands of acres of forest, it also came dangerously close to taking…

Emergency responders and public works crews are continuing to work Monday morning on flooding response and clean-up following heavy rains and mudslides…

Basalt is hosting a community picnic to thank emergency responders one year after the Lake Christine Fire started. Janice Duroux is vice president of the…

One year ago, on June 3, 2018, the Lake Christine fire started at the Basalt shooting range. It eventually burned over 12,000 acres, forced thousands of…

Officials in Basalt say recent efforts to improve safety at the shooting range near Lake Christine are helpful, but don’t go far enough.Basalt town…

Last month's above-average rain and snowfall drastically increased flood risk, especially in the burn zone of the Lake Christine Fire. Officials are very…

Eagle County has decided that fire restrictions will be automatically triggered anytime there’s a Red Flag Warning in the area. The National Weather…