Colorado Edition: The Marshall Fire one year later

Intro: You’re listening to Colorado Edition from KUNC. I’m Yoselin Meza Miranda. It’s Friday January 6th. In our first episode of 2023 we are looking at the legacy of the Marshall Fire. The fire destroyed more than one thousand homes and damaged at least 150 more. The cost of the fire is estimated to top 2 billion dollars. In December, just before the Marshall Fire anniversary, KUNC Reporter Leigh Paterson produced a three-part series that featured personal stories about the fire. In this first installment, Leigh checks in with a firefighter who was on scene.
   

FIRST FEATURE 

INTRO: As part of her Marshall Fire series, Leigh also spoke to residents who lived through the disaster but are still dealing with the aftermath. 

SECOND FEATURE

INTRO: The Marshall Fire’s flames destroyed entire neighborhoods in Boulder County. But communities just outside the fire’s boundary were impacted too. Hundreds of mobile homes were damaged by high winds. In the third part of Leigh’s series, she reports from a mobile home park called Table Mesa [MAY_sah] Village. 

 

OUTRO:

 

That’s all for today on Colorado Edition. Thanks for listening. 

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Our theme music is composed by Colorado musicians Briana Harris and Johnny Burr-ohs. Other music in the show by Blue Dot Sessions.

 

I’m Yoselin Meza Miranda.