WILDFIRE NEWS OF THE DAY - 121314

United States

Washington

(1) The Department of Natural Resources has demoted a Resource Protection Manager following an outcry by officials and homeowners against the tepid initial attack on what would become the Carlton Complex Fire in Okanogan County last summer
State demotes manager who led controversial wildfire response

Colorado

(2) The El Paso County Sheriff's Office indicated that a small wildfire in the Helen Hunt Falls area was not threatening homes
Small wildfire in Helen Hunt Falls area; smoke visible in Colorado Springs

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