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Colorado Springs FD preparing for more devastating wildfires
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) Despite snow showers in May, the Colorado Springs Fire Department warns that precipitation levels are still dangerously low, meaning wildfires could be destructive again this year. We ve been in a long-standing drought, said Steve Wilch, Battalion Chief with the Colorado Springs Fire Department. Southeastern Colorado is seeing that, and we re seeing very dry fuels out there that are ready to burn. We re looking at another year like 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire.
Meanwhile, mitigation crews are still repairing damage from three of the most devastating wildfires in Colorado history, including the Cameron Peak Fire, the Pine Gulch Fire, and the East Troublesome Fire. That work will continue into summer, and for years longer if future wildfires go through those same areas.
A visitor from Idaho ran into a burning duplex east of downtown Colorado Springs on Sunday morning to slow the fire and make sure any children in the home were
A visitor from Idaho ran into a burning duplex east of downtown Colorado Springs on Sunday morning to slow the fire and make sure any children in the home were out and unharmed.
The fire on the 700 block of East Rio Grande Street badly damaged the home and displaced one resident from each of its duplex units, said Lt. Joey Buttenwieser, with the Colorado Springs Fire Department. Cooking oil left on the stove started the fire, the Colorado Springs Fire Department said in a tweet.
Harry Montoya Jr., 26, saw the fire break out as he was pulling up to his mom s house and ran in to help. He grabbed a garden hose and started trying to put water on the fire, he said.
Unattended cooking causes home fire in downtown Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) Sunday morning at around 10:30 am, the Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a fire at 736 E. Rio Grande Street. CSFD reported heavy smoke and fire from the front of the home, according to Twitter.
CSFD tells KRDO that 25 firefighters responded to the home in downtown Colorado Springs. The fire was contained and under control at around 10:50 am, twenty minutes after arriving.
There are no reported injuries, although one passerby did enter the building to see if everyone was okay. That person was treated on scene for minor smoke inhalation.