The state's forest service says homeowners in the wildland-urban interface need to fix up their properties now to help mitigate wildfire in the future.

Karen Minniear and her family survived the 2010 Fourmile Fire in Boulder County. Their home did not. In this interview, she talks about the lessons she learned and gives insight into what the victims of this year's wildfires are going through now.

Dramas play themselves out during Colorado's wildfire season.