Tag: wildland fire
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Some Colorado City evacuees return home, heroic efforts save Wetmore
After more than 10,000 residents fled the Aspen Acres fire, residents started to return home Monday afternoon to areas near the southern end of the fire. Officials were letting residents back into Colorado City and homes off Crow Cutoff, Burnt Mill Road and Waterbarrel Road if their addresses matched those on a list, but some…
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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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Firefighters battling small grass fire near I-25 and Nevada Avenue
Visible smoke could be seen off of Interstate 25 near Nevada Avenue as firefighters battled a small grass fire early Monday afternoon, CSFD posted on social media. The approximately 0.25-acre fire had crews at the scene around 12:30 p.m. with more wildland crews on the way. This is a developing story. Return to gazette.com for…
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Monument Fire District plans expansions, first-ever seasonal mitigation team
The Monument Fire District has big plans this year, including new facilities and a boost to fire mitigation capacity. The district with 23 daily staff broke ground this month on a new Station 3 by Jackson Creek Parkway, replacing the old building on Woodmoor Drive. Chief Andy Kovacs said the 17,000-square-foot station will have four…
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Monument Fire District plans expansions, first-ever seasonal mitigation team
The Monument Fire District has big plans this year, including new facilities and a boost to fire mitigation capacity. The district with 23 daily staff broke ground this month on a new Station 3 by Jackson Creek Parkway, replacing the old building on Woodmoor Drive. Chief Andy Kovacs said the 17,000-square-foot station will have four…
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CSFD teams up with Widefield students to increase fire safety awareness
As Colorado Springs’s population and construction needs continue to grow, so does the risk of wildfires throughout the city and region. With this threat in mind, the Colorado Springs Fire Department has partnered with the Manufacturing Industry Learning Lab (MiLL) in Widefield School District 3 to build structures demonstrating the different levels of fire resistance.…
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Cheyenne Mountain D-12 conducts large-scale wildland fire exercise
With the threat of devastating wildfires looming over the Cheyenne Mountain community, hundreds of students, parents and first responders gathered outside The Broadmoor World Arena Friday morning to run through a new emergency response plan. About 250 Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 students waited patiently on one side of the arena as school staff coordinated…