PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – UPDATE: The Pueblo County Sheriff’s office (PCSO) said Pre-evacuation for residents on Overton Rd has been lifted. An alert message was inadvertently sent that stated pre-evacuation was in effect, according to the PSCO. The agency apologized over social media for the confusion PREVIOUS ARTICLE: The Pueblo County Sheriffs Office (PCSO) has
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Fire crews continue to battle a brush fire that ignited Friday along Fountain Creek on the northeast side of Pueblo. The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) ordered evacuations Friday afternoon for homes located a half-mile north of 1945 Overton Road, involving approximately 25 homes; however, some of those evacuations were lifted
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Columns of dark, thick smoke and flames several feet high caught the attention of many commuters heading home just east of downtown Thursday. Two fires ignited in thick grasses and brush at around 5 p.m., on the west bank of Fountain Creek between the 4th Street and 8th Street bridges and
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – There is a grass fire burning North of Big Springs Rd. and west of Holtwood Rd. near Yoder, Colorado. Yoder is east of Colorado Springs, past Ellicott. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says that Hanover, Edison, and Simla units are responding. 1:54 p.m. Update: The pre-evacuation warning has
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Pueblo Rural Fire is responding to a grassfire near Highway 96 and Newton Road. This is southwest of Lake Pueblo State Park. Mutual aid from the Pueblo Strike Team has been requested for the Hwy96 W Fire. 3:40 p.m. Update: HWY96 W Fire 96 acres and 95% contained. Pueblo County
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) responded to a grass fire Monday, in the northeast corner of the Union Boulevard/Fountain Expressway along the Martin Luther King, Jr. bypass. The CSFD asked drivers to avoid the area while crews worked; authorities briefly closed southbound Union at Fountain. The fire was reported
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The highway on America’s Mountain is normally closed on only three days a year; Thanksgiving, Christmas and for the Pikes Peak Marathon. This year, however, officials added two more days — Tuesday and Wednesday of this week — to start a project that will remove trees that are growing
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – After a five-hour public hearing Wednesday, the city’s Planning Commission voted 5-2 to pass a zoning change and development plan that would allow for construction of 232 affordable housing units. The decision will almost certainly be appealed to the City Council. KRDO The project, called the Royal Pine Apartments, would
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews are a fifth of the way through a roughly nine-month project to remove dead and dying trees from nearly 400 acres of U.S. Forest Service (USFS) land, near North Catamount Reservoir and below the summit of Pikes Peak. KRDO The joint project started in September and involves the USFS,
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Nearly three weeks after the latest fire at Lake Minnequa on the city’s west side, authorities are explaining a long-range plan for mitigating — or reducing — excess vegetation that has fueled several fires around the lake in recent years. KRDO Tim Trujillo, a spokesman with the Pueblo Fire Department, said
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Homeowners near the site of Thursday night’s 20-acre at Lake Minnequa said that’s it’s the third fire there in the past two years, and they want to see more done to address possible causes of those fires. KRDO Although the cause of the latest fire remains under investigation, some neighbors express
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Custer County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) announced the pre-evacuation orders for the San Isabel area and the Aspen Acres, Simonson Meadows, and Terra J Neighborhoods have been lifted. According to the CCSO, the stage 1 fire restrictions have also been lifted. On the morning of Oct 30, the St Charles
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Fire teams are still working to put out the St. Charles fire which has grown to 438 acres and is 10% contained, according to an update Saturday morning from the Rocky Moutain Complex Incident Management Team 1. Fire commanders released an interactive map of the evolving perimeter. They say good progress was
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo (KRDO) -At last check on Oct. 25, the St. Charles Fire grew to 317 acres and is still zero percent contained. Officials announced Wednesday that it was determined the fire was caused by lightning. Officials said that it is a difficult area to respond to. “There’s lots of steep cliffs and rocks.
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Saint Charles Fire continues to burn in Pueblo County, causing concern for some residents and community members. According to the Colorado Type 3 Incident Management Team, the fire was measured at 266 acres as of Tuesday morning and it is still zero percent contained. On Monday, the fire was
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) announced Monday afternoon that a pre-evacuation notice has been ordered for areas off Hwy 78 and 165 due to the St. Charles Fire. According to the PCSO, Simonson Meadows, Aspen Acres, and Tara J on Hwy 78 & 165 are now on pre-evac notice
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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 prescribed burn — an intentional fire under tightly-controlled conditions — to thin the forest, increase health and prevent more devastating wildfires. KRDO A burning operation covering 2,000 acres is
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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 is on the scene and more crews are headed that way. This is a developing story.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is hosting its last 2023 “Living with Wildfire” Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, August 22. The informative meeting will encourage residents to engage in a conversation about wildfire risk in the area and empower communities to be ready if a wildfire happens. According to the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Daytime eatery Urban Egg is donating funds to support those impacted by the Maui wildfires. A $3 donation will be made for each ‘Maui Waui’ Mimosa and Fred’s Hawaain Pancakes sold up until September 30. All proceeds will benefit the Maui Food Bank. Donations, on the other hand, will be matched
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