Tag: Disaster Emergency
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Oklahoma wildfires continue spreading into Colorado; Campo evacuation lifted
More than 36,000-acres has been burned by two fires that both originated around five miles south of the Colorado-Oklahoma border, prompting evacuation orders that were lifted late Sunday. They are two of three fires that ignited within the Oklahoma panhandle in Cimarron County since Thursday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Meanwhile, another fire…
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Manitou Springs mayor declares local disaster emergency after hail, flooding
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Damage to Manitou Springs from Monday’s hail, heavy rain and flooding will cost at least $1.5 million — about 15 percent of the city’s general fund budget — prompting Mayor Ken Jaray to declare a local disaster emergency. The disaster status will enable the city…