Blame it on the rain: Monsoon helped Colorado avoid summer megafires — though fire season isn’t over yet
Colorado’s top fire officials expected the worst for 2021. The previous year’s wildfire season was not only the largest on record but one of the longest. Only 30 percent of the Cameron Peak fire was contained by the beginning of October and the East Troublesome fire didn’t ignite until two weeks later. Firefighters and fire experts said Colorado was primed for larger fires given the prolonged drought and warming temperatures worsened by climate change.