Joe Biden is in Colorado to view the destruction caused by the abnormal winter wildfires that devastated two towns outside of Denver last week and left thousands displaced.\nThe Marshall fire on the last two days of 2021 is considered the most destructive blaze on record in Colorado, based on property losses.
More from Reuters on Biden’s trip today: Biden’s trip to Boulder County, where he will tour a Louisville neighborhood and meet with families displaced by the blaze, marks his second as president to Colorado and his second focused on wildfires. Biden has declared the scene of the latest blaze on the eastern fringe of the Rocky Mountains a national disaster, freeing up federal funds to assist residents and businesses in recovery efforts.