Operation Sky Hammer could help battle wildfires faster
BROOMFIELD, Colo. (KRDO)- Starting this month, a team of two large skycrane helicopters will create a powerful new firefighting team based out of…
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Some residents concerned over use of AI to create new wildfire evacuation plan in Pikes Peak Region
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -The Pikes Peak Region is now using artificial intelligence to help with a new wildfire evacuation plan. We spoke with…
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How a decline in our snowpack can impact wildfire season and water supply
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Local fire officials are warning this could be an especially active wildfire season due to low snowpack in the…
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High Country Adventures: Behind the scenes look at wildfire training in Colorado
LONGMONT, Colo. (KRDO) – Wildfire danger is top of mind ahead of what officials are forecasting to be an unusually active season. KRDO 13’s Julia…
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Fire crews to work overnight battling +100 acre fire 8 miles north of Woodland Park
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Teller County Sheriff’s Office is alerting residents that smoke is visible along Highway 67 near the Turkey Track…
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‘That was an eyeopener’: 12-year-old charged with arson in connection to El Paso Co. grass fire
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office tells KRDO13 Investigates a 12-year-old child was charged with 4th degree arson in…
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Neighbors react after wildfire burns hillside near Garden of the Gods, inches toward homes
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A man was arrested Thursday night for arson after a wildfire near Garden of the Gods Park burned around twenty acres…
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Firefighters continue to tackle active hot spots in second day of Meridian Fire
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — As the second day of the Meridian Fire drags on, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) said Friday afternoon…
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‘Battlin’ Betties’ raising gifts for local firefighters standing by in El Paso County
MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) – The Battlin’ Betties, a nationwide group of women with a local “platoon” in Colorado who wear 1940’s clothing and raise…
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Home which sparked Highland Lakes wildfire burned the same day its foreclosure case closed
TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – It’s been three days since a house fire grew into a wildfire, sparking widespread evacuations for people living in…
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Home which sparked Teller County wildfire was under foreclosure
DIVIDE, Colo. (KRDO) – KRDO13 Investigates has learned that the home that caught on fire in Teller County, which spread to create the Highland…
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Divide residents relieved after Highland Lakes Fire evacuations lifted
DIVIDE, Colo. (KRDO) – Evacuees from the Highland Lakes Fire are breathing a sigh of relief after a couple sleepless nights on cots, hotel beds or a…
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Campground director recalls close encounter from Highland Lakes fire following evacuation
TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Residents who were under evacuation orders following a Teller County fire have now been given permission to finally…
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Highland Lakes Fire enters day three of burning, evacuations lift at noon
TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Highland Lakes Fire in Teller County is still burning after starting on Oct. 28. As of 5 p.m. on Oct. 29, the fire…
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Fire burning between Falcon and Elbert in El Paso County
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – There is a fire burning Falcon and Elbert in the eastern part of the county. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office…
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Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region rescues animals from Denver wildfires
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)- The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region is helping animals affected by the wildfires in Northern Colorado. A…
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El Paso County fire restrictions begin as several wildfires burn across Colorado
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Fire restrictions are in place for El Paso County due to a combination of dry weather and dwindling resources with…
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Fire restriction, ban in effect in El Paso & Teller counties, Town of Monument
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Officials with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office say Stage-I fire restrictions are in effect for all…
Continue Reading One person dead as crews battle wildfires across Colorado’s Front Range
COLORADO (KRDO) – One person is dead as fires burning in the foothills north and west of Denver force thousands of people to evacuate. The one…
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USFS releases interactive map of Oak Ridge Fire
The US Forest Service has released an interactive map to help residents of Beulah and the surrounding area understand exactly where the Oak Ridge…
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