Tag: Colorado Springs Fire Department
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One person injured, cited for careless driving after icy rollover crash in north Colorado Springs
One person was injured and cited for careless driving following a rollover crash on the interstate early Wednesday morning, according to Colorado Springs police. Colorado Springs police and fire crews responded at about 4:30 a.m. to the crash, on Interstate 25 and Centennial Boulevard, according to a police blotter entry. Officers and firefighters arrived to find…
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Crash Wednesday morning on I-25
#ColoradoSpringsFire is on scene of a traffic accident with trapped party #workingtrapped at I25 and Centennial Bl. Use caution if traveling in the area and please allow room for emergency crews and vehicles. — CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) February 12, 2025
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Body of missing paddleboarder found in Rampart Reservoir early Sunday
A water rescue team from Colorado Parks and Wildlife recovered a body from Rampart Reservoir, west of the Air Force Academy, early Sunday, according to a news release from the state agency. The recovery comes following an hours-long effort, initiated Saturday afternoon, to find a paddleboarder who fell into the water and failed to resurface.…
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Cause of fire near Colorado Springs Airport identified, blaze almost fully contained
Investigators for the Colorado Springs Fire Department reported Monday afternoon that the cause of a brush fire that burned at least 640 acres east of the city was likely accidental, caused by chains dragging along the road. The blaze began Sunday afternoon with at least four patches of grass fires that eventually combined east of…
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COLORADO WILDFIRE UPDATES: 403 fire 25% contained, residents allowed to return home
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Update: The 403 fire has burned 1,388 acres as of Sunday morning. The Teller County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday residents who were evacuated will be allowed to return home. People who were under mandatory evacuation will change to a pre-evacuation status. They will be allowed…
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Motorist in critical condition after car rolls down embankment in Colorado Springs
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A motorist was hospitalized on Sunday after rolling about 500 feet down a steep embankment in what Colorado Springs Fire Department officials called a “critical traffic accident.” A vehicle rolled down the embankment while driving on Gold Camp Road at Point Sublime, according to a tweet from the fire department. An occupant was ejected from…
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Colorado shifts staff, buys $24 million helicopter for year-round fire risk
The inferno that swept into Louisville and Superior last week proved the destructive power of a winter wildfire, but many of the aircraft and crews available in the late spring, summer and fall to fight massive Western blazes are not working in the heart of winter when many fire-prone states should see snow. The Colorado…
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Elbert County a microcosm of rural Colorado’s battle with COVID-19
As COVID-19 raged in Elbert County, Deputy Clay Livingston responded to an emergency call last month. The call would be among his last. Several days later, Livingston died of COVID-19, the virus that has now claimed more lives of law enforcement officers during the pandemic, both in Colorado and nationwide, than gun violence. And in…
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PHOTOS: Fire burning near Bear Creek Regional Park in Colorado Springs
A grass fire, named the Bear Creek fire, broke out in dry landscape near the west side of Bear Creek Regional Park in Colorado Springs before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, threatening structures and leading to evacuation orders in residential areas.