Tag: Tri-lakes
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In wake of Marshall fire, Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District eyes strategies to combat devastating wildland fires
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Pikes Peak Region is no stranger to wildfires. Residents remember well the Black Forest fire, which burned more than 14,200 acres and around 500 homes the summer of 2013. It was the most structurally damaging wildfire in state history prior to the Marshall fire,…
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Tri-Lakes area fire districts consider unification
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of Andy Kovacs’ name and to clarify that either district could be included into the other through the merger-by-inclusion option. Unifying two northern El Paso County fire districts would increase available emergency resources, integrate procedures and establish uniformed training, operations and fire code enforcement…