Tag: colorado springs fire department
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Colorado Springs Fire Department cancels training academy for 2026 to meet budget cuts
The Colorado Springs Fire Department has canceled training academies for new hires in 2026, a move expected to save the city about $1.6 million as officials try to plug a more than $30 million budget hole. “We had some significant cuts we had to make and to do that, we had to find those bigger…
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Man accused of setting church, restaurant and gas station on fire Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police arrested a man they say set a church, gas station and fast-food restaurant on fire early Friday in the 4200 block of North Academy Boulevard, according to a police blotter entry. Officers booked Eric Therrien, 32, into the El Paso County jail,…
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One arrested, one at large after allegedly igniting Colorado Springs residence with fireworks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One person was arrested and another is at large after police say the suspects set a Colorado Springs residence on fire with fireworks in July. Officers responded around midnight July 5 to a structure fire…
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1 rescued in high-angle operation in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs Fire Department rescued one person in a high-angle operation on Thursday evening, according to a post on social media by the department. The rescue occurred on High Drive near Bear Creek Road and Lower Gold Camp Road. Crews had to set up…
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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash Friday night in west Colorado Springs; suspect arrested
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A person is dead after a hit-and-run crash involving an alleged drunken driver late Friday near Old Colorado City, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. The Police Department, Colorado State Patrol and the Colorado…
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‘He had no regrets’: Community honors Colorado Springs fire captain who served after 9/11
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A frigid breeze and haze Friday couldn’t dampen an outpouring of love and appreciation for a fallen Colorado Springs fire captain, his witty spirit still flickering through the shared memories of more than 100 people who gathered to honor him. Retired Colorado Springs fire Capt.…
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Procession for Colorado Springs fire captain who worked at ground zero set for Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Retired Colorado Springs fire Capt. Patrick Rogacki, who died Aug. 1, will have a procession at about 12:30 p.m. Friday, according to a post on social media by the Fire Department. CSFD is encouraging the…
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Six hospitalized after 11-vehicle crash shuts down southbound Powers Boulevard
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six people were injured after a crash that involved “approximately” 11 vehicles in the southbound lanes of Powers Boulevard on Wednesday, according to Caitlin Ford, a public communications specialist with the Colorado Springs Police Department. All six injured people, including two who were “extracted” from their…
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Early morning house fire in north Colorado Springs sends child to hospital
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A child is in the hospital for minor smoke inhalation after a house fire on the city’s north side broke out early Tuesday morning, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The fire happened at 7614 Safari Circle, near Briargate and North Union boulevards, around…
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Colorado Springs sanitation worker in critical condition after suffering burns in explosion
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs sanitation worker was hospitalized with severe chemical burns Wednesday after being exposed to a sulfuric acid explosion when dumping out a trash bin, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. Live on the scene of a Hazmat situation in the 2400 block…