Tag: wildfire
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Mesa County burnover tragedy renews focus on fire shelter limits
On Saturday, three federal firefighters died and two were injured in a burnover in the Snyder fire in Mesa County near the Colorado-Utah border while attempting to use shelters. The incident has renewed attention to the history and capabilities of wildland fire shelters — the last-resort equipment all firefighters carry. The need for better protection…
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Colorado, Utah mourn after 3 firefighters killed in wildfires
Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday mourned the deaths of three firefighters killed while battling a wildfire on the Colorado-Utah border, calling the loss a tragedy for the state and the firefighting community. The firefighters died Saturday while responding to a fire in the Knowles Canyon near the state line, according to initial reports. Two additional…
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Evacuations ordered north of Penrose after wildfire sparks in Fremont County
Residents north of Penrose in Fremont County were evacuated after a wildfire broke out near Colorado 115 and Fremont County Road F45 on Thursday, according to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office. The blaze, known as the KO fire, grew to nearly 65 acres by Thursday afternoon with zero containment, the National Interagency Fire Center reported.…
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Grass fire sparks near Colorado Springs interstate
The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a grass fire off Interstate 25 around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, the department announced on social media. The fire was on the northbound side of I-25 just before the Nevada Avenue exit and near Fountain Creek, south of downtown. Crews put out the fire shortly after 2 p.m., said…
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NETCO proposes adding fees to new development
As new developments in the area served by Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District increase the risk of fire and the ability to respond, Chief Tyler Lambert and the board are proposing impact fees. The fees would apply once to new construction or remodels that expand the footprint. The fees are an alternative to asking…
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Slash pile in Pike National Forest set ablaze
Lake George Fire Protection District helped knock down a slash pile fire on May 8. The LGFPD was paged out for a fire on Park County Road 98 in Pikes Peak National Forest at 4:23 a.m. Upon arrival, they found a machine-made slash pile fully engulfed. LGFPD provided two type-six brush trucks, one command, one…
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Pikes Peak region emergency managers update wildfire response plans
New technology and lessons from recent disasters have informed the latest iteration of the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management’s wind-driven wildfire plan. In some ways, the strategy is the same as it ever was, just with increasing urgency. “You can’t wait – minutes matter,” said Andrew Notbohm, director of the PPROEM, told the…
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Pikes Peak region emergency managers update wildfire response plans
New technology and lessons from recent disasters have informed the latest iteration of the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management’s wind-driven wildfire plan. In some ways, the strategy is the same as it ever was, just with increasing urgency. “You can’t wait – minutes matter,” said Andrew Notbohm, director of the PPROEM, told the…
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Pikes Peak region emergency managers update wildfire response plans
New technology and lessons from recent disasters have informed the latest iteration of the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management’s wind-driven wildfire plan. In some ways, the strategy is the same as it ever was, just with increasing urgency. “You can’t wait – minutes matter,” said Andrew Notbohm, director of the PPROEM, told the…
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New agency key partner in wildfire response
The newly created U.S. Wildland Fire Service is now a key federal partner in Colorado’s wildfire response, officials said last week, as the state prepares for an elevated fire season. The agency, established in January under the Department of the Interior, consolidates wildland firefighters and programs from four Interior bureaus into a single unified organization…