K2 Radio » Rocky Mountain States http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:04:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Firefighters Battling Wildfires Struggle In Record Heat http://k2radio.com/firefighters-battling-wildfires-struggle-in-record-heat-2/ http://k2radio.com/firefighters-battling-wildfires-struggle-in-record-heat-2/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:39:14 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=102541 MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Searing, record-setting heat in the interior West is making it harder for firefighters to battle wildfires in Colorado, Utah and other Rocky Mountain states.

Nearly a week of 100-plus degree days and low humidity in Colorado is sapping moisture from timber and grass, creating a devastating formula for volatile wildfires across the state

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