First Person: 2 Colorado residents on how Western wildfires have shaped their lives

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

Talk Show, News, Npr, Daily, On Point

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Are cities in the West prepared for a perpetual fire season? 2 Colorado residents share how Western wildfires in Superior, CO and Louisville, CO have shaped their lives.

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0:52.1	On today's show we talked about the increasing threat of wildfires in urban areas
0:58.0	across the Western United States.
0:59.6	And we asked this question,
1:01.6	are cities in the West prepared for a perpetual fire season?
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