Misfire

How city leadership left residents — and their heroes — exposed during the Waldo Canyon tragedy

by Pam Zubeck

Dr. Mary Harrow made it out of her neighborhood alive on June 26, no thanks to the city. Never contacted by police or firefighters even as the Waldo Canyon Fire surged down her street, she blames the man in charge, Mayor Steve…

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Misfire

How city leadership left residents — and their heroes — exposed during the Waldo Canyon tragedy

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