The 2025 wildfire outlook in Colorado may look average as of now, but experts warned on Thursday that they are still expecting big fires this year and communities should take the steps to keep themselves safe
“The fire risk for this summer across much of our state is average,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said at the beginning of a press conference on Thursday morning. “There is a heightened risk in the short-term in April and May in southeast Colorado. Last in the summer, that shifts to an elevated risk in southwest Colorado for the summer. But much of Colorado will have an average fire season, which of course means that there can be, likely will be, incidents that we will be ready to respond to.”
The outlook assessment is completed each spring ahead of the typical fire season, though all of the speakers on Thursday were quick to acknowledge that Colorado has experienced destructive wildfires every month of the year.
