Rampart Fire holding at 20 acres, fire activity greatly decreased
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Multiple crews responded to a fire burning west of Colorado Springs Tuesday afternoon.
The Teller County Sheriff's Office confirmed there was a fire burning along Rampart Range Road at 2:47 p.m. The fire is southeast of Woodland Park by approximately 2.5 miles.
Just after 3:30 p.m., the El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPCS) said the fire is being called the "Rampart Fire" and it is located west of the USAFA, near Woodland Park, off Forest Service Rd 952. The sheriff's office said multiple agencies are on the scene but the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has taken command of the fire. Mt. Herman Rd., which connects Monument and Woodland Park, is currently closed.
Updates from the USFS Tuesday evening/night said fire activity had greatly decreased and crews were making good progress in securing lines around the fire. Firefighters will continue to monitor the fire overnight and engines will patrol and secure the edges. An order for additional resources on Wednesday has been placed.
The USFS said at 9 p.m. that the fire remains at 20 acres with zero percent containment. There are still no evacuation orders and no structures are threatened.
Around 5:30 p.m., the USFS said crews had placed fire hoses all the way around the fire and will continue working and utilizing water to cool the edges of the blaze.
Around 4:30 p.m., the USFS said the fire is burning in the Waldo Canyon burn scar and has burned approximately 20 acres. A single-engine air tanker is helping crews with water drops. The fire is currently zero percent contained but there are no evacuations and no structures threatened.
At 3:03 p.m., the Woodland Park Police Department released a pre-evacuation notice for all addresses east of Highway 24 off of Sun Valley Dr. from Radiant Ct to Village Ter. Just before 3:30 p.m., the pre-evacuation order was canceled.
