PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Two large fires are burning in the Pagosa Ranger District and officials are calling them the Quartz Ridge and Bear Creek Fires. Currently, the San Juan Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) is assuming command for both of the fires on Tuesday, August 8. The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) has
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Crews remained at the Fossil Beds Fire overnight Wednesday and through Thursday as they continued working to build a solid line around the entire fire. According to the Teller County Sheriff’s Office, the fire began Wednesday afternoon near the area of Manchester Place and County Road 42, known to locals
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – Governor Jared Polis issued two Executive Orders in response to recent fires in southern Colorado. This is meant to memorialize the verbal action made in June in response to the Spring Creek Fire in Garfield County and the Titan Fire in Las Animas County. The Executive Orders will allocate funds for
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — UPDATE: At the end of a meeting that didn’t finish until just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, the City Council voted unanimously to uphold an appeal from neighbors to reject the proposed Kettle Creek North development. Councilman Mike O’Malley was excused from the vote. The proposal had been unresolved for several
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– The City of Manitou Springs announced Monday that it will build a a second water tank to enhance its storage capabilities for residents in the area. KRDO toured the project area Tuesday. City of Manitou Springs The water infrastructure project comes in support from the State of Colorado Department of Local
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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO)– Firefighters with the Monument Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) have now contained the Mount Herman Fire that was burning just a few miles Northeast of Monument. The fire was within the Mount Herman mastication unit and aided suppression efforts helped to slow the growth of the fire, according
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Tuesday afternoon, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office reported a fire was burning by the Fountain Creek just north of the city. According to the sheriff’s office, the fire was in an area difficult to reach by foot or vehicle. The fire burned in dead trees and brush along the creek
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – In the event of a wildfire in El Paso County, 25 different fire departments would have had to coordinate on how to get to the location and begin dousing the blaze—now the Pikes Peak Fire Council says they’ve created a “Strike Team” of five designated trucks to fight those fires at
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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The worst appears to be over for the 930-acre Titan Fire that has burned northwest of Trinidad since Wednesday evening. As of 6 p.m. Sunday, state authorities declared the fire’s containment at 100% and returned management to Las Animas County. Titan Fire Information The Boncarbo/Spanish Peaks Fire Department is
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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – As of 2 p.m. Thursday, the Titan Fire burning in Las Animas County remains at 0% containment and has burned 928 acres. The fire was previously referred to as the Freedom Heights Fire. According to the Trinidad Fire Department (TFD), the fire is burning near the unincorporated community of
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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A wildfire was reported Wednesday evening west of Trinidad in Las Animas County. According to the Trinidad Fire Department (TPD), the fire is burning near the unincorporated community of Boncarbo. Multiple agencies are working the fire and evacuations were first put in place shortly after 6 p.m. for a
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GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Crew members continue to make steady progress as they work to contain the Spring Creek Fire that broke out just a few days ago. On Saturday, June 24, the Grand Valley Fire Protection District (GVFPD) was called to a brush fire around 2 p.m. near Spring Creek, just five miles
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Black Forest slash and mulch site may be forced to shut down by the end of the year. After decades of service to thousands of residents in the area, homeowners may no longer have a site to rid their properties of slash, and pick-up mulch in return. When the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The area’s rainy spell has significantly reduced the wildfire risk that was high earlier this spring, and likely has most people far less concerned about it. “When there’s smoke in the air, everyone’s thinking about it,” a firefighter said Wednesday. “Right now, there’s no smoke in the air and wildfires
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pikes Peak Region hadn’t even crossed the first anniversary of the Waldo Canyon Fire when the unthinkable happened again. It was June 11, 2013, when the first reports of smoke were made in Black Forest. Those reports would challenge what was then Colorado’s most costly wildfire — and
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BLACK FOREST, Colo. (KRDO) — In the eyes of Larry Cook, looking out at his backyard from the porch of the home he rebuilt, Black Forest is still beautiful. What used to be a thick forest is now open land with a clear view of Pikes Peak, covered with new growth from the 825 tree
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Following the destructive and deadly 2013 Black Forest Fire, dozens of homeowners filed a since-failed $60 million lawsuit against El Paso County and the Black Forest Fire District. 13 Investigates looked into why the lawsuit was unprecedented and what all homeowners can learn from it. When the Black Forest
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Outside of Falcon, Scott McNabb is carefully cutting slabs from a freshly cut ponderosa pine. They will eventually become benches after they are cleaned up and coated with a special resin. “It has a nice clear finish on it,” he explains. For the last three years, he has made
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BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Thursday morning, Boulder County officials announced the results of the investigation into the cause and origin of the Marshall Fire. According to officials, the Marshall Fire was comprised of two fires that combined into one, massive, deadly blaze. The investigation determined the fire began on a residential property at 5325
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BLACK FOREST, Colo. (KRDO) — The Black Forest Community Club, in partnership with the Black Forest Festival and More volunteer team, is hosting the Black Forest Fire Remembrance Event to recognize ten years of recovery from the devastating wildfire. In 2013 for nine days, the Black Forest Fire destroyed 486 homes and caused $300
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