UPDATE: Highway 115 reopened near Turkey Creek Road
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — UPDATE: Highway 115 has reopened Monday morning while firefighters continue to work on the Wild Horse Fire. Earlier…
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Incline Fire 100% percent contained
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Incline Fire is now at 100% containment, according to a spokesperson for Manitou Springs. Crews analyzed the…
Continue Reading Day three: Incline Fire 80 percent contained
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Fire officials reported the Incline Fire was 80 percent contained Saturday. The Incline Fire was still burning…
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Incline Fire 80% contained Saturday night
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The containment of the Incline Fire increased to 80% Saturday night, according to a Manitou Springs city…
Continue Reading Manitou Incline and all nearby trails remain closed until further notice
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Stated in a Tweet on Saturday that the Incline, Northern Incline Return Trail,…
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UPDATE: Incline Fire above Manitou Springs burned about 1 acre so far
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Fire and law enforcement officials gave an update on the Incline Fire that’s burning near Manitou Springs and…
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‘Too close to home’ says Manitou Springs community during Incline Fire
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Incline Fire started Thursday afternoon and continued to burn Friday, and neighbors in the area say they haven’t…
Continue Reading Ground crews continue work on Incline Fire as it gets mapped from the sky
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As of Friday morning, the Incline Fire in Manitou Springs was still reported to be at a zero containment, but we’re…
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Wildfire reported near Barr Trail, deputies searching for arson suspect
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Deputies are looking for an arson suspect after a wildfire was reported near the Barr Trail in Manitou Springs on…
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Gusty winds threaten new growth for Rocky Mountain wildfires
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Two Rocky Mountain wildfires are flaring again under dry, gusty winds. Firefighters in northern Colorado and southeastern…
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Fire near Fort Collins is 3rd biggest in Colorado history
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Authorities in Colorado say a fire that began in early August east of Fort Collins has burned more than 195 square miles as of…
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Governor Polis visits incident command center as Cameron Peak Fire grows
DENVER (KRDO) — On Wednesday, the Colorado Governor Jared Polis visited the incident command center for Cameron Peak Fire as it continues to grow in…
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FEMA Administrator touring flood mitigation project at Garden of the Gods
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor is in Colorado Springs Monday to take a look at a big flood mitigation project at…
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Colorado’s 3rd largest recorded wildfire continues to spread
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (AP) — Winds fueled a northern Colorado wildfire that emergency officials said has damaged structures and moved beyond…
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Largest wildfire in Colorado history is now 100% contained
DENVER – The Bureau of Land Management says the largest wildfire in Colorado’s recorded history is now 100% contained. The so-called Pine Gulch…
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Colorado’s largest active wildfire grows into flatter land
RED FEATHER LAKES, Colo. (AP) – Winds have caused the largest active wildfire burning in Colorado to grow, prompting more evacuation orders. Fanned…
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Wildfire smoke leaves lung damage long after air clears
SEELEY LAKE, Mont. (AP) – A research effort to see how long it takes people to recover from living with hazardous levels of wildfire smoke for seven…
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Emergency Preparedness Month: What to do when disaster strikes
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — September is Emergency Preparedness Month, and this year’s theme may be appropriate to some this year: “disasters…
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Colorado wildfire has destroyed 25 residential buildings
DENVER (AP) — A month-old northern Colorado wildfire has destroyed 25 residential buildings and a total of 54 structures. The Cameron Peak Fire near…
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Snow stalls Colorado wildfire, but growth expected again
DENVER (AP) – Snow and cold weather have stalled the growth of a northern Colorado wildfire that exploded in hot, windy weather over the Labor Day…
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