Governor Polis discusses fighting current wildfires in Colorado and the presidential election

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POLIS TOURS ALEXANDER MOUNTAIN WILDFIRE OPERATIONS
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, center, speaks with reporters at Fire Station 7 in Loveland, July 31, 2024, after touring efforts by firefighters to battle the nearby Alexander Mountain fire. The fire started two days previously and has now grown to more than 6,000 acres along and north of Highway 34 in Big Thompson Canyon.


Alexander Mountain fire aircraft
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An American flag blows in the breeze below smoke from the Alexander Mountain fire on Monday, July 29, 2024. It’s unclear what started the blaze, but it has forced authorities to order the evacuation of nearby residents in the foothills west of Loveland.

POLIS TOURS ALEXANDER MOUNTAIN WILDFIRE OPERATIONS
Hart Van Denburg/CPR News
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, center, speaks with reporters at Fire Station 7 in Loveland, July 31, 2024, after touring efforts by firefighters to battle the nearby Alexander Mountain fire. The fire started two days previously and has now grown to more than 6,000 acres along and north of Highway 34 in Big Thompson Canyon.

POLIS, NEGUSE, TOUR ALEXANDER MOUNTAIN WILDFIRE OPERATIONS
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, center, Congressman Joe Negus, left, and Larimer County Commissioner Jody Shadduck-McNally, right, leave Fire Station 7 in Loveland, headed for a tour of the Alexander Mountain fire, July 31, 2024. Polis is scheduled to lead a news conference after the tour.