Fire at Cheyenne Mountain State Park quickly extinguished
A lightning-sparked fire Tuesday evening at Cheyenne Mountain State Park was quickly snuffed out by crews from the Colorado Springs Fire Department.
According to a Fire Department social media post shortly before 6 p.m., its firefighters along with resources from Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station responded to the grass fire on the park’s southwest side.
“Firefighters have made it to the fire,” the Fire Department stated on X around 6:40 p.m. “They confirm 1/10 of an acre, no active fire. Smoke is still visible as crews mop up.”
Callers to the Fire Department reported seeing lightning in the area before they saw smoke.
Crews used a drone to help locate the fire’s precise location, which appeared up Cheyenne Mountain from Pine Oaks Road and Pine Oaks Lane.
Cheyenne Mountain State Park is west of Fort Carson and Colorado 115 on the city’s southwest side.
The grass fire was the latest in a series of fires around Colorado amid drought conditions. The massive Aspen Acres fire in Pueblo and Custer counties has burned nearly 94,000 acres.
Containment of the Aspen Acres fire grew Tuesday from 12 to 16%, though officials warned fire activity remained dynamic. Thousands of people have been displaced from the fire that started June 29.




