DENVER (AP) — A judge has decided against dropping criminal charges against a mentally ill Danish man accused of starting a large Colorado wildfire in 2018 that burned 149 homes. The decision came Friday after a prosecutor said Jesper Joergensen wouldn’t be deported if released from jail because of Biden administration changes to immigration policy. Fearing Joergensen
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — The Woodland Park Police Department says crews were called to a wildland fire on the outskirts of Woodland Park Friday afternoon. The fire was reported to be near Sunrise Court, which is near Highway 24 across the street from Walmart in Woodland Park. The cause of the fire isn’t yet
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Following his confirmation by the Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday, incoming fire chief Randy Royal shared some of his top priorities with KRDO Newschannel 13. Ironically, Royal admitted that this position was not part of his plan when he joined the department back in 1987. It was still not his plan when he took
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DENVER (AP) – A lawyer for a Danish man charged with arson for starting a wildfire that destroyed over 100 homes in southern Colorado in 2018 is urging a judge to dismiss the case. During a hearing Thursday, Jesper Joergensen’s lawyer said doctors have found him unable to stand trial three times because of his mental health.
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BENT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Firefighters are still battling a fire that started early Friday afternoon near the John Martin Reservoir. The Bent County Sheriff’s Office said the riverbed fire is about 80% contained and so far has burned roughly 4,000 acres. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Southeast Region, ten agencies, led by the
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Researchers say in a new study that wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all small particle air pollution in parts of the western U.S. in recent years. The researchers from Stanford University and the University of California, San Diego used satellite images and air quality data to model how much pollution
Continue ReadingBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Researchers say in a new study that wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all small particle air pollution in parts of the western U.S. in recent years. The researchers from Stanford University and the University of California, San Diego used satellite images and air quality data to model how much pollution
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Thanks to a $30,000 grant from the Allstate Foundation, 60 homes located in different areas across Colorado Springs will all receive wildfire mitigation. Adam Wisely, Fire Technician for Wildfire Mitigation with the Colorado Springs Fire Department, said, “So it’s a dollar for dollar match up to $500 so that’s why
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – People in Manitou Springs are working together to clean up the forest and prevent wildfires. Manitou resident Trevor Becker, who spearheaded the Pikes Peak Clean Up Crew, says he was inspired by the destruction the Barr Trail fire caused back in October. “It was really an alarming wake up call
Continue Reading(CNN) — A wildfire in northern San Diego County has grown by nearly 1,300 acres — burning a total of 4,276 acres — and prompted mandatory evacuations, according to a Cal Fire update Thursday night. Camp Pendleton issued a mandatory evacuation for DeLuz Housing, Wounded Warrior Battalion and Lake O’Neill Campground due to the fire
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that it is lifting fire restrictions for the county. Pueblo County had been in Stage 1 fire restrictions since March 25. The change means residents can now have outdoor fires for yard debris, agricultural needs and recreation. Sheriff Kirk M. Taylor says he decided
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FORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO) — A grass fire burning on Fort Carson is sending up a plume of smoke that could be seen from south Colorado Springs Tuesday. The fire started shortly after noon Tuesday. It’s not yet clear how large the fire is. The fire could be seen from our tower camera on top
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — If you live in an area having a high danger of wildfires, would you pay an annual tax to help finance increased fire prevention? And if so, how much? Those are questions many Colorado Springs homeowners will consider in the coming months, as the City Council and Fire Department discuss
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LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — After 112 days, fire officials announced Wednesday the largest fire in state history, the Cameron Peak Fire, is now 100% contained. Officials made the announcement around 7 p.m. on Dec. 2. On Monday, the fire was 94% contained. The Cameron Peak Fire began Aug. 13, became Colorado’s largest wildfire on Oct.
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DENVER (KRDO) – On Monday afternoon, officials declared the East Troublesome Fire to be 100% contained. Officials said the fire, which was the second largest fire in Colorado’s history, destroyed 193,812 acres and claimed the live of two local residents, 86-year-old Lyle Hileman and his 84-year-old Marylin, who were later found in their burned home
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The 2020 wildfire season brought destruction and devastation across the state of Colorado. Now, as many begin to rebuild their lives from the ashes, others are calling this wildfire season a wake-up call. Combined, the three largest fires in the state this year burned more than 540,000 acres. The Cameron
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department is asking for the public’s help as they investigate the cause of last week’s Bear Creek Fire. Around 11 a.m. on Nov. 19, firefighters responded to a fire in the Bear Creek Park area and the surrounding neighborhoods of Electra Drive. The fire burned 26
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Mitigation, the removal of excess vegetation from around homes to prevent wildfires, is something fire fighters constantly stress the importance of but often isn’t followed until after a fire destroys property. Yet firefighters responding to Thursday’s Bear Creek Fire on the city’s southwest side said that the degree of mitigation
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department announced at 5 p.m. Friday the Bear Creek Fire that began burning Thursday in the southwest side of town is now 100% contained. By the time the fire was fully contained it reached 26 acres. Around noon Friday, Fire Chief Ted Collas told KRDO the
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department said that the Bear Creek Fire burning on the southwest side of town is 50% contained as of about 8 p.m. Thursday. CSPFD provided another update Thursday night at 8 p.m. on the status of the fire: As of Thursday night, the Bear Creek Fire
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