United by Fire: How to Invest a Dollar (S4 Ep7)

With wildfires intensifying, every dollar spent on mitigation and resilience matters more than ever. This episode explores the tough choices and bold solutions shaping Colorado’s future: training a new generation of workers, leveraging new technology, and balancing suppression with prevention. With resources stretched thin, how do we decide what will make the most impact? 

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Episode Credits: 

Reporting, writing, hosting: Kristan Uhlenbrock 

Reporting, writing, editing: Carson Frame 

Editing, marketing: Tricia Waddell 

Production support: Nicole Delaney and Jordan Marks

Fact-checking: Kate Long 

Sound design: Seth Samuel 

Original music: Ryan Flores 

Additional music: Epidemic Sound 

Studio recording: Side 3 Studios