Tag: firefighters
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Southern Colorado bands to hold benefit concert for California wildfire victims
A group of Colorado-based bands will hold a benefit concert to support the victims of the series of wildfires that have ravaged the Los Angeles area. The concert is scheduled for 1-5 p.m. Feb. 15 at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 21 S. Tejon St. in downtown Colorado Springs, according to a recent news…
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Woodland Park elementary schools closed Wednesday due to Highland Lakes blaze
Two Woodland Park School District elementary schools remained closed on Wednesday as firefighting crews continued to battle the Highland Lakes fire near Divide, according to the school district’s website. The campuses of Summit and Columbine elementary schools were closed to students and staff, the website stated. A date for return to normal school operations had…
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10 memorable Colorado Springs political moments that were covered by The Gazette
Some of the city’s most significant and far-reaching political moments — like the 1971 founding of the national Libertarian Party in a Colorado Springs living room — only loomed large as the years passed and completely escaped coverage in the local paper when they happened. Other events — from the 1894 Cripple Creek miner’s strike…
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Firefighters respond to structure fire near park in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs firefighters responded to a structure fire near Roswell Park on Thursday evening. No one was injured in the fire, which was burning at 2719 Main Street. Crews will remain on scene while they check for hidden fires and investigate the cause of the…
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Firefighters respond to structure fire near park in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs firefighters responded to a structure fire near Roswell Park on Thursday evening. No one was injured in the fire, which was burning at 2719 Main Street. Crews will remain on scene while they check for hidden fires and investigate the cause of the blaze, the fire department said. Click or tap here for more…
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Firefighters douse garage fire in Old Colorado City
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs firefighters responded to a structure fire in Old Colorado City Friday evening that shut down a road for several blocks. Reports of fire showing from the front of a garage at 2922…
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Firefighters douse garage fire in Old Colorado City
Colorado Springs firefighters responded to a structure fire in Old Colorado City Friday evening that shut down a road for several blocks. Reports of fire showing from the front of a garage at 2922 W. Pikes Peak Ave. around 8:45 p.m. prompted a response from the fire department. No one was injured in the fire,…
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Garage fire destroys cars, scorches home in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs Fire Department extinguished a house fire that consumed a garage at 2012 Condor St., early Friday morning, firefighters tweeted. Crews arrived at the house around midnight and saw flames consuming the front garage of the home, firefighters tweeted. The blaze destroyed two…
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Garage fire destroys cars, scorches home in Colorado Springs
The Colorado Springs Fire Department extinguished a house fire that consumed a garage at 2012 Condor St., early Friday morning, firefighters tweeted. Crews arrived at the house around midnight and saw flames consuming the front garage of the home, firefighters tweeted. The blaze destroyed two cars and caused heavy smoke damage inside the home, firefighters…
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Fires at Colorado Springs businesses investigated as arson: Police
The Colorado Springs Fire Department extinguished two fires in Old Colorado City businesses Wednesday night, and police are investigating them as arson, law enforcement said. Firefighters first put out a “small fire” inside a flag shop at 2822 W. Colorado Ave. at about 11:45 p.m., firefighters tweeted. Less than an hour later, crews responded to…