Tag: fire
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Sheriff’s Office assessing damage to homes from Fort Carson fire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is conducting damage assessments for impacted homes following a fire that swept through more than 2,100 acres of the southern part of the county Friday. Evacuations will still be in place until…
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Anger toward Army builds over fire that started on Fort Carson, destroyed three houses
Anger toward Fort Carson continued to build among southern El Paso County residents a day after three homes were destroyed by a fire that started on the Army post during a training exercise and grew to 3,300 acres Saturday. Hundreds of residents who had been forced to flee with their pets and livestock as flames…
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Anger toward Army builds over fire that started on Fort Carson, destroyed three houses
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Anger toward Fort Carson continued to build among southern El Paso County residents a day after three homes were destroyed by a fire that started on the Army post during a training exercise and grew…
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Sheriff’s Office assessing damage to homes from Fort Carson fire
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is conducting damage assessments for impacted homes following a fire that swept through more than 2,100 acres of the southern part of the county Friday. Evacuations will still be in place until the assessment is complete and the Sheriff’s Office has determined a safe time for Midway Ranch residents to return. The Red…
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Carson Midway fire south of Colorado Springs
The Carson Midway fire started on Fort Carson and spread to parts of El Paso and Pueblo counties on Friday, March 16, 2018.
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Fire that started on Fort Carson burns homes, forces evacuations
Firefighters fought to protect homes Friday as ferocious, shifting winds spread flames that devoured more than 2,100 acres south of Colorado Springs, burned structures, and forced hundreds of residents to flee with pets and livestock. The Carson Midway fire, named for Fort Carson, where the blaze started, and the sparsely-populated rural El Paso County community…
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5 cats, 1 kitten rescued from house fire in northeast Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Five cats and one kitten were rescued from a house fire near Barnes and Peterson roads Friday. The animals were pulled from the home around 3 p.m. when flames were seen shooting from the roof,…
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Fire that started on Fort Carson burns homes, forces evacuations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Firefighters fought to protect homes Friday as ferocious, shifting winds spread flames that devoured more than 2,100 acres south of Colorado Springs, burned structures, and forced hundreds of residents to flee with pets and livestock.…
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Air tankers deployed to suppress 2,000 acre fire burning in El Paso County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Residents of Midway Ranch in southern El Paso County are being evacuated for the second day in a row due to a growing wildfire Friday. The fire is being called the Carson Midway fire. UPDATE…
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Air tankers deployed to suppress 2,000 acre fire burning in El Paso County
Residents of Midway Ranch in southern El Paso County are being evacuated for the second day in a row due to a growing wildfire Friday. The fire is being called the Carson Midway fire. UPDATE 7 p.m. El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder says 250 homes have been evacuated. A Fort Carson spokesman says the fire…