Tag: Fire Marshal Kris Cooper
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Burn ban put in place for Colorado Springs, El Paso County
Both Colorado Springs and El Paso County enacted fire restrictions Monday due to the high risk of fires across the state. Colorado Springs Fire Marshal Kris Cooper instituted a burn ban for the city at noon, while El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal announced that Stage 2 fire restrictions would take effect at 1 p.m.…
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Colorado weather a ‘magnitude worse’ than historic Waldo, Black Forest fire seasons, official says
Colorado’s blistering, dry and breezy conditions have fire officials on edge as the state braces for a wildfire season forecast to be worse than during the Waldo Canyon fire in 2012. Officials warn that wildfires are becoming more frequent, more destructive and larger. “We are not looking good for fire this year,” Colorado Springs Fire…