The rejected funding request, sent in late-January, was for $320,000 of a $6,222,500 grant. Nick Pape, Shelter Cove fire chief, later spoke with a U.S. Forest Service representative who told him ...
The Rocky Mountain region of the U.S. Forest Service, which includes Colorado, plans to hire up to 50 temporary wildland firefighters and supporting positions this year.
But earlier this month, the Shelter Cove Fire Department’s request for reimbursement for contracting work was rejected by the U.S. Forest Service in a short email. The email from Feb. 5 read ...