EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Thursday evening, officials announced the Rampart Fire was 100% contained. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the fire burning in the old Waldo Canyon Burn Scar is fully contained as of 6:18 p.m. Thursday. The fire only reached 20 acres and no structures were threatened. Thursday, the 403 Fire
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PARK COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The 403 Fire was turned back to local authorities Friday at 8 a.m. after reaching 100% containment Thursday night. At 9:46 p.m. Thursday, the Teller County Sheriff’s Office announced the 403 Fire was contained 100%. There are still points of heat inside the perimeter, with visible smoke from the blackened
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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — At 5 p.m. Thursday, authorities announced that they were lifting the evacuation order for homeowners near the Trujillo Creek Fire which has burned for four days west of the town of Aguilar. Affected homeowners will remain on pre-evacuation status until further notice. KRDO According to an 8:42 a.m. update
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PARK COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — According to a 9:46 a.m. update Thursday, the 403 Fire burning along the Park County and Teller County line is now 92% contained. The Teller County Sheriff’s Office said crews are continuing to mop up and secure the perimeter of the fire to reach full containment. The 403 Fire remains
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — With standby evacuation alerts lifted for the east side of “The City Above the Clouds” and containment now at 50%, residents who live under the current 20-acre Rampart Fire are feeling better than they did when the blaze erupted Tuesday. KRDO The pre-evacuation alert was sent to homeowners on and
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Crew members are still working to clean up hot spots surrounding the Rampart Fire that continues to burn west of Colorado Springs. Currently, there are no evacuations or pre-evacuations in place, but smoke is still visible and will likely be visible throughout the day and into tomorrow. Tuesday, April
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews are battling a wildland fire on Pueblo’s east side. According to the Pueblo Fire Department, the fire is burning near Highway 50 and Troy Ave. Officials told KRDO the fire is currently 0% contained as of 3:33 p.m. The Pueblo Fire Department has requested mutual aid. There are two engines
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Wednesday afternoon, crews responded to a wildland fire burning on the Arkansas River in Pueblo. According to the Pueblo Fire Department, the fire is burning behind the City Park. People are asked to please avoid the river trail in the area. As of 3:30 p.m., PFD said the fire is under
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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – An update from the Las Animas County Management Team shows the Trujillo Canyon Fire is smaller than originally thought. According to officials, the fire is at 86 acres and 0% containment as of Wednesday morning. Helicopters are making continuous efforts to extinguish the flames and a bulldozer has been
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Firefighters with the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD), are responding to a small grass fire that occurred at the 1800 Block of South Academy. According to CSFD, the grass fire started when a trailer caught fire in a parking lot outside of a gas station. #ColoradoSpringsFire is on scene of
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Rampart Fire is still 20 acres and 0% contained as of Wednesday morning, according to the US Forest Service. Crews had their morning briefing around 7 a.m. and got their assignments for the day. The fire is split into two halves and crews are mostly working on putting out
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COLORADO, USA (KRDO) – Red flag warnings and high fire dangers across the Colorado region are in full effect for Wednesday April 12, and Thursday, April 13 according to the National Weather Service. Fire Weather Watch is in effect from April 13, at 11 a.m. to April 13, at 9 p.m. Meanwhile, Red Flag Warnings
Continue Reading EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Multiple crews responded to a fire burning west of Colorado Springs Tuesday afternoon. The Teller County Sheriff’s Office confirmed there was a fire burning along Rampart Range Road at 2:47 p.m. The fire is southeast of Woodland Park by approximately 2.5 miles. Just after 3:30 p.m., the El Paso
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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — On Tuesday afternoon, the Las Animas County Sheriff’s Department and Office of Emergency Management provided an update on the fire burning seven miles west of the town of Aguilar. Authorities said that the wildfire, now called the Trujillo Creek Fire, has reached over 100 acres with 0% containment. KRDO
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TELLER COUNTY Colo. (KRDO) — The 403 Fire has burned 1,518 acres and now stands at 88 percent contained, according to the 403 fire Facebook page as of 9 a.m. Tuesday. According to Teller County officials, very little smoke is showing and firefighters in Teller County are continuing suppression efforts to contain the flames that have been
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PARK COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Park County Sheriff confirmed with KRDO that the 403 Fire, which led to mandatory evacuations and burned more than 1,500 acres, was human-caused. The 403 Fire was first reported around 11 a.m. Thursday, March 30. Multiple fire crews responded and within hours, several residents in Park and Teller counties
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FLORISSANT, Colo. (KRDO) — While the 403 fire burns nearly 1,500 acres, some residents in Park and Teller counties are questioning why the system meant to alert them during an emergency failed to do so. When the 403 Fire began in Park County, some residents were forced to turn to social media for information. That’s
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As of 1:30 p.m. Monday, a fire in the Cimarron Hills area that forced a brief evacuation Sunday afternoon is 100% contained. Officials confirmed the containment and also said the fire was entirely out. The fire was first reported around 3:50 p.m. on April 2 near Galley Road and Peterson
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PARK COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Teller and Park County residents were able to wake up in their own homes Monday morning after being displaced for several days due to the 403 Fire. The fire, which began Thursday, March 30, has burned 1,485 acres as of an update Monday at 7:16 a.m. According to the update,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The National Weather Service predicts another day of high winds and high fire danger. Those combined conditions sparked a Red Flag warning to go into effect across portions of Southern Colorado Monday. The Colorado Springs and Pueblo fire departments both issued alerts reminding residents of the Red Flag warning. In
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