How are the Colorado wildfires affecting you?

Raging fires are forcing tens of thousands of residents homes in Colorado Springs and other parts of the state, and Army troops are helping firefighters protect the U.S. Air Force Academy. What is your connection to Colorado and the people there? Please respond to the questions below.

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Have you ever been to Colorado?

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What does Colorado mean to you. Tell us about your "Colorado experience."

How are you or anyone you know being affected by the Colorado wildfires?

What, if any, connection do you have with the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs? Tell us more about your association with the academy?

What else should we know, or what else do you want to know, about the Colorado wildfires?

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Now, here are a few questions that will help us learn more about your perspective.

In what year were you born?

How old are you today?

What do you do for a living? If you are retired, what was your former occupation.

For whom do you work (who is your employer)? If you are a student, what school do you attend.

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