Tag: division of fire prevention and control
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4 new Las Animas County fires expand to over 2,800 acres
A fire several miles southeast of Trinidad on top of the Raton Mesa expanded to 2,431 acres overnight and was joined by three more blazes in the county on Wednesday. The Post fire was discovered at 1,000 acres a few miles east of Interstate 25 in the southern Las Animas County after igniting naturally on…
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Evacuations ordered for fire near Pagosa Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A structure fire that got out of control near Pagosa Springs forced evacuations and prompted a disaster declaration from Gov. Jared Polis. The blaze, called the Oak fire, had burned 150 acres as of Monday afternoon, according to incident officials. On Sunday, Polis declared a…
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Colorado firefighters head west to help battle devastating California wildfires
A group of Colorado firefighters has deployed to California to join an interagency effort to battle several wildfires currently ravaging the southern part of the state. At least five fires, covering more than 45 square miles in the greater Los Angeles area, have killed at least five people, destroyed at least 10,000 structures, and forced…