179 inmates to be evacuated on the Western Slope due to rapidly growing fire
RIFLE, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Department of Corrections is beginning to evacuate 179 inmates from the Rifle Correctional Center due to the…
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Pikes Peak region sheriffs urge public caution amid severe wildfire conditions
PIKES PEAK REGION, Colo. (KRDO) — El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) says that the Severe Fire Danger Index (SFDI) analysis reports very high to…
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Four state wildlife areas closed as Lee and Elk fires continue to burn, threatening homes in Rio Blanco County
MEEKER, Colo. (KRDO) – The public no longer has access to four state wildlife areas in Colorado as the Elk and Lee fires burn in Rio Blanco County,…
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Governor issues Disaster Emergency for Western Slope fire
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Governor Polis’ office declared a disaster emergency to help response efforts for the Elk Creek Fire in Rio Blanco…
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New state law allows Pueblo West to create new program to mitigate wildfire dangers
PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) – A new state fire mitigation law is going into effect at the start of August. The law allows unincorporated areas, like…
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WILDFIRE WATCH: Sunday’s update on Black Canyon’s South Rim fire
MONTROSE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – As of the morning of Sunday, July 20th, the South Rim wildfire burning in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park…
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Cleanup underway in Manitou Springs after Wednesday’s flash flooding
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — With the possibility of more rain on Thursday, town crews got busy cleaning up mud and other debris left behind…
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Gov. Polis issues disaster declaration for Western Slope wildfires
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Governor Jared Polis has verbally issued a disaster declaration in response to several fires burning in Western Colorado,…
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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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