A wildfire burning along Interstate 76 in Sedgwick County forced mandatory evacuations Friday night, according to the sheriff’s office.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Colorado snowpack is sitting far below normal for mid-January, raising concerns about water supply and the upcoming wildfire season even as the state moves into what are typically its snowiest months.

Westminster's fire and police departments declined to interview for this report. However, a friend of the victims told CBS News Colorado the two people who died were a father and his son. The deceased father's partner survived and was released from the hospital Tuesday morning, they said.

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A man is dead following a structure fire Monday afternoon, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD).

An early morning fire in Lakewood started as an electrical fire which burned the fence between two homes before spreading to the garage. Another electrical fire on Wednesday night broke out in the basement of Aurora home.

Wildfire activity is on the upswing in Colorado and across the U.S., and state firefighting and incident management agencies are stepping up their efforts to keep up with the changes. “In the past, firefighters gained skills gradually over many seasons,

An early morning car fire in Golden that spread to nearby grass was quickly extinguished by firefighters early Wednesday morning.