Tag: california wildfires
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Southern Colorado bands to hold benefit concert for California wildfire victims
A group of Colorado-based bands will hold a benefit concert to support the victims of the series of wildfires that have ravaged the Los Angeles area. The concert is scheduled for 1-5 p.m. Feb. 15 at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 21 S. Tejon St. in downtown Colorado Springs, according to a recent news…
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Colorado Springs-based Air Force Reserve unit deploys firefighting aircraft to California
A Colorado Springs-based Air Force Reserve unit has joined the interstate effort to assist California firefighters in battling the wildfires currently scorching thousands of acres in the southern region of the state. On Saturday, the 302nd Airlift Wing, stationed at Peterson Space Force Base, deployed a C-130H aircraft, equipped with a Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems, or…
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Colorado firefighters head west to help battle devastating California wildfires
A group of Colorado firefighters has deployed to California to join an interagency effort to battle several wildfires currently ravaging the southern part of the state. At least five fires, covering more than 45 square miles in the greater Los Angeles area, have killed at least five people, destroyed at least 10,000 structures, and forced…