Crews quickly extinguish homeless camp fire near Fountain Creek

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Tuesday afternoon, the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) responded to a grass fire along Fountain Creek, near Janitell Rd and E Las Vegas St.

CSFD said the fire sparked in a homeless camp and spread to the surrounding vegetation. Crews were on scene quickly and put the fire out before it grew much beyond the homeless camp.

This was the second grass fire in Colorado Springs on Tuesday. CSFD said fuels in the area (grass, other vegetation) are drying out quickly.

#ColoradoSpringsFire CSFD and SHFD on scene of a homeless camp fire that spread throughout the encampment and surrounding vegetation. Near Janitell along Fountain Creek. Fire is now out. 2nd grass fire today in the city, fuels are drying out quickly! pic.twitter.com/FrtvysXptc

— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) August 30, 2022