Forest Service prepares for 2,000-acre prescribed burn near Woodland Park
TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s been at least five years since the Pike National Forest in the Pikes Peak Ranger District has benefitted from a…
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Crews respond to grass fire in Pueblo off I-25 and Abriendo Ave.
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo Fire Department is responding to a reported grass fire near I-25 and Abriendo Ave. According to PFD, a brush truck…
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Colorado Springs Fire Department hosts last ‘Living with Wildfire’ town hall on Aug. 22
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is hosting its last 2023 “Living with Wildfire” Town Hall Meeting on…
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Urban Egg donates funds to support Maui wildfires
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Daytime eatery Urban Egg is donating funds to support those impacted by the Maui wildfires. A $3 donation will…
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Quartz Ridge Fire and Bear Creek Fire burning in Pagosa Ranger District
PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Two large fires are burning in the Pagosa Ranger District and officials are calling them the Quartz Ridge and Bear…
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Fossil Beds Fire in Teller County caused by lightning, authorities say
TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Crews remained at the Fossil Beds Fire overnight Wednesday and through Thursday as they continued working to build a…
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Governor issues two Executive Orders in response to two southern Colorado fires
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – Governor Jared Polis issued two Executive Orders in response to recent fires in southern Colorado. This is meant to…
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Controversial plan for new Kettle Creek subdivision rejected in final vote by Colorado Springs City Council
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — UPDATE: At the end of a meeting that didn’t finish until just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, the City Council voted…
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City of Manitou Springs announces plan to build additional water tank in new infrastructure project
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– The City of Manitou Springs announced Monday that it will build a a second water tank to enhance its storage…
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Mount Herman fire burning west of Monument now extinguished
MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO)– Firefighters with the Monument Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) have now contained the Mount…
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Crews clear Fountain Creek Fire burning north of Pueblo
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Tuesday afternoon, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office reported a fire was burning by the Fountain Creek just north of…
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New Pikes Peak Mutual Aid “Strike Team” helps cut down wildfire response times
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – In the event of a wildfire in El Paso County, 25 different fire departments would have had to coordinate on how…
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Titan Fire northwest of Trinidad now at full containment
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The worst appears to be over for the 930-acre Titan Fire that has burned northwest of Trinidad since Wednesday…
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Titan Fire burning in Las Animas County raches 928 acres, 0% containment
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – As of 2 p.m. Thursday, the Titan Fire burning in Las Animas County remains at 0% containment and has burned 928…
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Titan Fire burning northwest of Trinidad prompts evacuations Wednesday
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A wildfire was reported Wednesday evening west of Trinidad in Las Animas County. According to the Trinidad Fire…
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Suppression efforts still underway to contain Spring Creek Fire now at 5% containment
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Crew members continue to make steady progress as they work to contain the Spring Creek Fire that broke out just a few…
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Black Forest slash and mulch site facing threat of closure
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Black Forest slash and mulch site may be forced to shut down by the end of the year. After decades of service to…
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Colorado Springs Fire Department hosts third ‘Living With Wildfire’ town hall meeting Wednesday
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The area’s rainy spell has significantly reduced the wildfire risk that was high earlier this spring, and likely…
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Timeline of the deadly and devastating Black Forest Fire
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pikes Peak Region hadn’t even crossed the first anniversary of the Waldo Canyon Fire when the unthinkable…
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‘There’s always a silver lining,’ man plants 825 trees after losing home to the Black Forest Fire
BLACK FOREST, Colo. (KRDO) — In the eyes of Larry Cook, looking out at his backyard from the porch of the home he rebuilt, Black Forest is still…
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