Human-caused climate change is transforming Colorado’s fire environment, raising temperatures, drying the underbrush, and subjecting trees to a host of diseases, including in Rocky Mountain National Park. For firefighters, this means facing an unprecedented level of danger on a daily basis.

 

Directed and produced by Ted Wood and Daniel Glick of The Story Group.

Unacceptable Risk: Firefighters on the Front Lines of Climate Change

2015 US 12 min
Festival Year: 2016
Types: Documentary, Short
Topic: Climate Change, Parks and Protected Areas