Tag: firefighters
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Morgan Creek fire gains momentum, increasing over a thousand acres
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The uncontained Morgan Creek fire has burned nearly 4,000 acres of land in Routt National Forest in northern Colorado as of Monday, officials say. The blaze continued to move into the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness toward Floyd Peak and the areas already blackened by the Burn…
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Morgan Creek fire gains momentum, increasing over a thousand acres
The uncontained Morgan Creek fire has burned nearly 4,000 acres of land in Routt National Forest in northern Colorado as of Monday, officials say. The blaze continued to move into the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness toward Floyd Peak and the areas already blackened by the Burn Ridge and Middle Fork fires, fire officials said. By Monday…
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Morgan Creek fire spreads in Colorado, prompts closures and air advisories
The Morgan Creek fire exploded in size on Saturday, forcing a large area closure in Routt County. On Saturday night, it was estimated to be burning around 1,920 acres, up from around 100 on Friday, but has since grown, according to Steamboat Pilot & Today. An updated map and acreage is expected Monday morning after…
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Morgan Creek fire ignites in northwest Colorado
Voluntary evacuations for people and cattle began Friday afternoon after a small wildfire cropped up in northwest Colorado. The blaze, dubbed the Morgan Creek fire, was burning an area estimated at around 75-100 acres near the Hinman Park Campground. The fire, according to Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests staff, was traveling south-southeast by wind into the…
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Early morning fire in Widefield area destroys home
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Crews responded to a fire early Friday morning near Harvard Street in the Widefield area. The first reports came in around 3:30 Friday morning. Fire crews say a house was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived and is considered a total loss. Right now crews are putting out hot…
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Fountain apartment residents rescued from burning building
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fountain Fire Department rescued several people after a fire erupted at an apartment complex early Wednesday. Flames were reported around 2:15 a.m. at an apartment when a shared attic in the building caught fire at…
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Fountain apartment residents rescued from burning building
Fountain Fire Department rescued several people after a fire erupted at an apartment complex early Wednesday. Flames were reported around 2:15 a.m. at an apartment when a shared attic in the building caught fire at 420 Royalty Place with several people inside, firefighters said. The occupants stuck inside had trouble walking and needed help getting…
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NEWS | Fire trends in Colorado 2020
More fires, bigger fires trend likely to continue in Colorado. (Video by Katie Klann)
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NEWS | Remembering the Fallen on 9/11
The Fort Carson Firefighters Association gathered at UCHealth Park in Colorado Springs on Friday morning, Sept. 11, 2020, to climb the stairs and honor those who were lost during the events that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001. (Video by Katie Klann)
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Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Colorado Springs honors next wave of 9/11 victims
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sixteen years after the 343 New York City firefighters who died in the collapse of the twin towers on 9/11 were honored at an annual ceremony in Colorado Springs, another wave of victims of the terrorist attack is being added to the memorial wall. Nineteen…