Jefferson County issued a Red Flag alert on Friday morning as heat and dryness combined to increase fire danger. Douglas County and Boulder County did the same. It means a significant portion of the area around the Denver metro area has upped warnings as fires burn in other parts of the state.

Foothills Fire & Rescue CBS

"Fire doesn't go by a calendar or go by red flag days," said Erik Alpine, assistant chief of Foothills Fire & Rescue. Alpine was speaking of the year-round nature of the threat of wildfire. Smaller departments like Foothills, which is tucked between Golden, Genesee, and Evergreen and works fires and medical calls on Lookout Mountain, are trying to make inroads in helping people mitigate property and prepare for evacuation should fire come, but the largely volunteer dep

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