Tag: Douglas County Fire
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Grass wildfire in Douglas County reaches 500 acres, 100% contained
Responders reached 100% containment on a grass fire near Colorado Highway 83 in Douglas County on Thursday. The wildfire, which spread rapidly and prompted mandatory evacuations near Franktown, sparked near Dahlberg and Lake Gulch Roads, the Franktown Fire District said just after 1 p.m. on social media. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office correspondingly issued an…
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New brush fire emerges near Louviers as hot spots remain in 130-acre blaze
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Douglas County’s wildfire response helicopter took to the air again on Tuesday as a new brush fire emerged after a series of brush fires near Louviers. No structures were threatened in the new brush fire burning in open space near 6005 Ron King Trail east…
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Louviers fire could’ve been worse if not for Douglas County’s aerial response, officials say
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It took 10 minutes for Douglas County’s helicopter to get off the ground and begin dumping water on a spreading brush fire burning near homes in Louviers on Sunday. If it weren’t for that response time, the 130-acre “Airport Fire” that spread near the small…
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