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Nearly a week after administering a landmark 100,000 COVID-19 vaccinations countywide, El Paso County Public Health officials said they remain focused on inoculating more members of the local 70-plus population as health workers continue vaccinating a wider range of eligible residents. As of Wednesday, 113,464 doses had been dispensed, county data show — meaning 11% of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine. About 53% of El Paso County's 70 and older population has been vaccinated, according to the data, more than the roughly 44% of 70-plus Coloradans statewide. The st...

Reply January 15, 2021 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Mayor John Suthers announced today his appointment of Deputy Fire Chief Randy Royal as the new Colorado Springs Fire Chief following Chief Ted Collas' retirement on March 5. This appointment is pending confirmation by City Council. Chief Royal has served in the Colorado Springs Fire Department since 1987 and is currently the Deputy Chief of Operations. Subscribe "Randy's leadership and tremendous work throughout his 34 years with the Colorado Springs Fire Department, have prepared him to lead the department on its continued path of excellenc...

Mayor John Suthers appointed a new fire chief Friday to lead the department as the town keeps growing rapidly and wildfire looms as a constant threat.     The mayor's pick, Randy Royal, a longtime Colorado Springs Fire Department employee, could become chief in March after Fire Chief Ted Collas retires. Before Royal assumes the role, the Colorado Springs City Council must confirm him.  Royal started working for the department in 1987 and has worked as a paramedic, battalion chief and shift commander. He is currently the deputy chief overseeing operations.  “Randy’s leadership and tre...

New Colorado Springs Fire Chief selected Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Colette Bordelon and last updated 2021-01-15 15:04:56-05 COLORADO SPRINGS — The mayor of Colorado Springs announced his appointment of the new Colorado Springs Fire Chief on Friday. Mayor John Suthers selected Deputy Fire Chief Randy Royal following Chief Ted Collas’ retirement on March 5. City Council will have to approve his appoinment. Chief Royal has been with the Colorado Springs Fire Department since 1987. ...

Some Colorado fire department chiefs have asked Gov. Jared Polis' office to move their crews to the front of the line for coronavirus vaccines, alongside health care workers and long-term care residents and staff. Under the state's vaccine priority plan, which was released earlier this week, firefighters are part of the first wave of recipients. But they're below health care workers and those in long-term care facilities, and fire chiefs say that could mean they will have to wait "weeks and months" before receiving inoculations. "Why? Because the fire service is a critical key component in k...