PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A family of firefighters lost their home in Beulah in the Aspen Acres Fire. For the Griggs family, firefighting is part of their livelihood. Nicole Griggs and her father-in-law, Bob Griggs, are both retired firefighters. In the midst of devastation, Nicole’s husband, along with their son, stayed behind to battle the
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Authorities announced new evacuations and pre-evacuations for neighbors in the path of the Aspen Acres Fire, now in its third day of straddling the Pueblo/Custer County lines. LATEST FIRE STATS & EVAC ORDERS: https://krdo.com/news/2026/07/06/aspen-acres-wildfire-updates-evacuations/ Residents of the Red Creek Ranches area in Pueblo County were ordered to leave immediately. At
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Tuesday night, many are still forced to evacuate from the Aspen Acres Fire, not able to go home. They can only hope the fire spares their home, including the Okins family. “Very, tight-knit, friendly. People would do anything for one another, each other,” is how Ashleigh Okins describes the Rye
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COLORADO CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — In a wildfire that grew from two acres to 23,000 in one day, firefighters battling the Aspen Acres Fire will take any help they can get. And they got more of it on Monday evening. That’s when FEMA — the Federal Emergency Management Agency — approved federal funding for 75%
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1129 Spirits and Eatery in Pueblo is offering free food, wifi, and a place to stay for firefighters and evacuees impacted by the Southern Colorado wildfires.
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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – UPDATE: The evacuation warning for a three-mile area in the southern part of Douglas County was lifted at 8:19 P.M. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office credits Pano-AI cameras and an alert resident in the area that led to the lightning-quick response to the fire that prevented it from getting out of
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CAMPO, COLO. (KRDO) – LATEST UPDATE: The portion of the Sharpe Fire that’s burning in Colorado is now 100% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The announcement was shared on Wednesday, May 20, at about 6:30 p.m. Up to this point, the Sharpe Fire had burned 16,240 acres in Colorado, near the Oklahoma
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Are you prepared to act in the event of a wildfire? If not, now’s the time to get ready, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The department announced an upcoming “Living with Wildfire Town Hall” in a Facebook post. In it, they said they’d address multiple topics at the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Smoke from a grass fire near I-25 is covering Downtown Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs Fire Department says they have multiple units battling the grass fire. CSFD Drone picture of the fire. While fighting the fire, CSFD closed off Cimarron Street. UPDATE: Cimarron has since reopened. KRDO13 is located close
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The livestream has ended. A recording can be watched below. El Paso County, Colo. (KRDO) — The Hanover Fire Department confirms that the Hammer Fire is officially 100% contained after reaching nearly 5,000 acres after starting on April 22. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on April 23 that evacuations have been lifted for
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — At a media briefing on Tuesday, an official said that it’s been at least 15 years since Circle Drive, the top priority for this year’s street paving season, was last repaved. Yet many viewers have told KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior that the busy street through the center of town
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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) has deployed Brush 3, a three-person crew, to assist with the Schwachheim Fire burning in Las Animas County. According to CSFD, Brush 3 received a resource order and deployed in the early morning hours of April 15. The crew is expected to arrive
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – UPDATE AT 6:30 P.M.: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has lifted the evacuation order. ORIGINAL REPORT: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is issuing an evacuation order for all homes in a 0.5-mile radius near the intersection of N Curtis Road and Garrett Road in El Paso County.
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For the latest updates, click here. UPDATE – Monday, March 23, 9:54 a.m. Per Fort Carson officals, “Sunday evening, fire crews were successfully able to tie in all control lines, boxing in the fire. As of this morning, control lines remain strong. Due to a combination of backburn operations and fire activity, the 24 Fire
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UPDATE – SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 11:00 a.m.: The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says the fire has grown to 4,600 acres. No update on containment and no changes to evacuation orders. EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a pre-evacuation notice for Hwy 115/Sandy Creek Ranch HTS. The notice
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The explosion of growth in Fremont County’s “24 Fire” has led authorities to lengthen the 18-mile closure of Highway 115 that has been in place since Thursday evening. The closure is now extended two miles north, essentially to Fort Carson’s main gate. That’s where southbound drivers begin seeing cones,
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For the latest updates, click here. EL PASO COUNTY, Colorado (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) are currently manning a roadblock as part of the safety closure of Highway 115 due to a large wildfire in Fremont County. The north end of the roadblock is where the
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COLORADO (KRDO) – Colorado saw a brutal wildfire season in 2025 – including the fifth-largest fire the state has ever seen. Now, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) says its crews are coordinating large-scale efforts to restore wildlife habitat and protect watersheds in areas that were most impacted. CPW said beginning in the spring of 2025,
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YUMA COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Multiple fires sparked throughout Yuma County in northeast Colorado on Wednesday amid a strong wind event and red flag warnings, with wind gusts reaching close to 60 miles per hour. According to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page, nine vegetation fires were reportedly burning across the county on Dec.
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UPDATE 11/11/2025 at 9 a.m.: Powers Boulevard is back open, according to CDOT. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Crews are responding to a reported grass fire near Powers Boulevard and East Platte Avenue. According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department, smoke is currently visible in the area. Two lanes of northbound Powers Boulevard are shut
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