Tag: firefighting
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Gearing up for wildfire season: Airmen at Peterson Space Force Base prepare C-130s for fire fighting
As the Pikes Peak region and the West head into a normal fire season, C-130s in Colorado Springs and nationally are getting kitted out to carry thousands of gallons of retardant or water. The region could see both grass and forest fires that can be handled by local crews in a normal season, Fire Marshal…
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Gearing up for wildfire season: Airmen at Peterson Space Force Base prepare C-130s for fire fighting
As the Pikes Peak region and the West head into a normal fire season, C-130s in Colorado Springs and nationally are getting kitted out to carry thousands of gallons of retardant or water. The region could see both grass and forest fires that can be handled by local crews in a normal season, Fire Marshal…
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Aurora Fire’s ‘Camp Spark’ ignites courage, grit in young girls interested in firefighting
Aurora Fire Rescue plans to fire up Camp Spark, a free summer camp igniting girl power in young women interested in fire service and seeking to help diversify the male-dominated field. “I think that a lot of men think that girls can’t do this, and with this camp, it shows that girls can do this.”…
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NEWS | Mobile live fire training
Firefighters from Florissant Fire Rescue, Lake George Fire Rescue and Four Mile Fire Protection District participated in mobile live fire training in Lake George, Colo. to practice fighting structure fires. (Video by Katie Klann)
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Colorado Springs Pike Hotshots firefighter creates, donates knives to firefighter nonprofit for auction
As he spent the summer fighting fires, Pike Hotshots firefighter Sol Griffith felt inspiration strike. “With 2020 being such a historic wildfire year, with over nine and a half million acres burned, there are always injuries,” says Griffith, a Colorado Springs resident. “And unfortunately, we have deaths in fires, and the real question is how…