Tag: smoke
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Air quality advisory hits every Colorado county thanks to smoke from Pacific Northwest
The hazy air conditions in Colorado Springs, due to smoke from several wildfires burning in Eastern Washington, will likely persist for at least another day, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. “We had a front come in last night, and it brought a lot of the (wildfire) smoke with it,” Mike Garberoglio, a…
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Colorado issues wildfire smoke advisory for health impacts
Wildfire smoke across the region may create unhealthy conditions Wednesday, particularly for those with heart and lung conditions. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for Fremont, Teller, Huerfano, Pueblo, El Paso, Elbert and eastern Custer counties. The advisory is in effect until Thursday. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis…
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Residents in Woodland Park may see smoke from a controlled pile burn Tuesday
Residents in Woodland Park in Teller County near Forest Service Road 307 and north of Rampart Reservoir on Schubarth Trail may see smoke as the Pikes Peak Ranger District conducts prescribed pile burns. This is for the West Schubarth prescribed burn operation, according to a post on X from the United States Forest Service account.…
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Extra steam, not smoke, visible in north Colorado Springs from power plant
Residents may notice extra steam, which may be mistaken for smoke, coming from the Birdsall Power Plant in north Colorado Springs. The steam is more visible in colder weather and is generated from its cooling towers. The plant is located at 213 Nichols Boulevard by N Nevada Avenue and E Fillmore Street. Customers are urged to not…
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Fort Carson schedules prescribed burns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Motorists and residents along the Interstate 25 and Colorado 115 corridors, from Colorado Springs to Pueblo and to Penrose, will likely see smoke in the next few weeks as Fort Carson conducts prescribed burns, according to a Tuesday news release from the Mountain Post. The…
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Fort Carson schedules prescribed burns
Motorists and residents along the Interstate 25 and Colorado 115 corridors, from Colorado Springs to Pueblo and to Penrose, will likely see smoke in the next few weeks as Fort Carson conducts prescribed burns, according to a Tuesday news release from the Mountain Post. The controlled burns will take place intermittently on the installation’s training…
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Hazy skies continue in Colorado Springs, but rain this weekend will bring some relief
Smoke from several large wildfires continues to hide the skyline of Colorado Springs. Since July 22, the city has seen the familiar sight of Pikes Peak masked as smoke from wildfires burning out-of-state and in Canada drifts across the Colorado. While Friday’s air was a little clearer, smoke was still visible. National Weather Service Meteorologist…
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Wildfire smoke affecting Colorado Springs air quality; how long will it last?
The familiar sight of Pikes Peak was hidden behind a hazy curtain Monday as smoke continued to drift across Colorado from several large wildfires burning in areas outside the state, including Canada. The U.S. Air Quality Index measures air breathability on a scale of 0 to 500, with readings between 0 and 50 indicating “good”…
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Prescribed burn near Monument residential area causes ‘a little bit of anxiety,’ but achieves goals
The smoke of what is set to become a thousand-acre forest fire wafted over Kari Martin’s house as she stood in its driveway on June 12, just one strip of asphalt away from the blaze. In an unusual turn of events for a resident in an extreme-risk zone for wildfires, she had no reason to…
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Prescribed burn near Monument residential area causes ‘a little bit of anxiety,’ but going as planned
The smoke of what is set to become a thousand-acre forest fire wafted over Kari Martin’s house as she stood in its driveway on Wednesday, just one strip of asphalt away from the blaze. In an unusual turn of events for a resident in an extreme-risk zone for wildfires, she had no reason to evacuate.…