Tag: fire
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Mobile home fire that killed 67-year-old woman ruled accidental
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The mobile home fire that killed a 67-year-old woman last week in the Cimarron Hills area near the Colorado Springs Airport has been ruled accidental, said El Paso County sheriff’s spokeswoman Natalie Sosa. About 5:20 a.m. June 21, Cimarron Hills firefighters went to The Springs,…
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Mobile home fire that killed 67-year-old woman ruled accidental
The mobile home fire that killed a 67-year-old woman last week in the Cimarron Hills area near the Colorado Springs Airport has been ruled accidental, said El Paso County sheriff’s spokeswoman Natalie Sosa. About 5:20 a.m. June 21, Cimarron Hills firefighters went to The Springs, a mobile home community at 1095 Western Drive. After extinguishing…
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Fire burning near Forbes Park in Costilla County swells to 3,723 acres
What started as a 1,200-acre fire Wednesday evening in the San Luis Valley between Fort Garland and La Veta grew to nearly 4,000 acres and remained uncontained Thursday. San Luis Valley Emergency Management tweeted the fire is an estimated 3,723 acres, nearly double the estimate of 2,000 acres the service reported early Thursday morning. The…
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Fire burning near Forbes Park in Costilla County swells to 3,723 acres
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save What started as a 1,200-acre fire Wednesday evening in the San Luis Valley between Fort Garland and La Veta grew to nearly 4,000 acres and remained uncontained Thursday. San Luis Valley Emergency Management tweeted the…
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Colorado Springs under red flag warning Thursday with mercury hitting a record 99
Colorado Springs is expected to break a record high temperature Thursday, forecasters predict. Thursday’s high temperature is expected to reach 99 degrees, one degree higher than the record high temperature set in 1990 according to the National Weather Service office in Pueblo. The city is under a red flag warning for high fire danger from…
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Colorado Springs under red flag warning Thursday with mercury hitting a record 99
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs is expected to break a record high temperature Thursday, forecasters predict. Thursday’s high temperature is expected to reach 99 degrees, one degree higher than the record high temperature set in 1990 according to…
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Waldo Canyon fire deemed a ‘cold case’ but investigators still actively pursuing tips
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six years ago Saturday, people looking west of downtown Colorado Springs began noticing wisps of smoke rising from forested land behind the Cedar Heights development. “I clearly remember my girlfriend at the time said, ‘Look at that little bit of smoke,’” said Colorado Springs police…
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Waldo Canyon fire deemed a ‘cold case’ but investigators still actively pursuing tips
Six years ago Saturday, people looking west of downtown Colorado Springs began noticing wisps of smoke rising from forested land behind the Cedar Heights development. “I clearly remember my girlfriend at the time said, ‘Look at that little bit of smoke,’” said Colorado Springs police Sgt. John Koch. As fate would have it, Koch became…
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Colorado Springs Fire Department graduates largest class in history
Colorado Springs Fire Chief Ted Collas called Friday’s graduation of “The 33,” the largest recruit class in the city’s history, “a big relief.” Low staffing, “alarming” overtime costs and high burnout had left the department in a tight spot in recent years, Collas said, but the newest round of 33 recruits means help has arrived.…
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Colorado Springs Fire Department graduates largest class in history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs Fire Chief Ted Collas called Friday’s graduation of “The 33,” the largest recruit class in the city’s history, “a big relief.” Low staffing, “alarming” overtime costs and high burnout had left the department in a tight spot in recent years, Collas said, but…