Tag: firefighting
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New agency key partner in wildfire response
The newly created U.S. Wildland Fire Service is now a key federal partner in Colorado’s wildfire response, officials said last week, as the state prepares for an elevated fire season. The agency, established in January under the Department of the Interior, consolidates wildland firefighters and programs from four Interior bureaus into a single unified organization…
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New agency key partner in wildfire response
The newly created U.S. Wildland Fire Service is now a key federal partner in Colorado’s wildfire response, officials said last week, as the state prepares for an elevated fire season. The agency, established in January under the Department of the Interior, consolidates wildland firefighters and programs from four Interior bureaus into a single unified organization…
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Controlled burns planned at Fort Carson and Piñon Canyon site near Trinidad
Crews will be conducting controlled burns across Fort Carson and at the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site northeast of Trinidad starting through the winter and into the early spring. Fort Carson will not be announcing each individual burn, but the Mountain Post will work with local fire departments to ensure they are aware of the planned…
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Colorado Springs proposes $939 million budget for 2025, including raises and more police
Colorado Springs unveiled its proposed $939 million budget for 2025 Monday, featuring pay increases and new positions for the police department, neighborhood services and sales tax enforcement. The budget is up from 2024 when the Colorado Springs City Council approved $900 million in spending across all its departments, including entities that are self-sustaining through fees,…
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Oak Ridge fire grows to 787 acres, zero percent contained
Residents in Middle Creek Canyon are under a mandatory evacuation notice as the Oak Ridge fire on the western edge of Pueblo County reached an estimated 787 acres with zero containment as of Tuesday evening. Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero said during a Tuesday press conference that firefighters had expected the fire to grow significantly…
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Gearing up for wildfire season: Airmen at Peterson Space Force Base prepare C-130s for fire fighting
As the Pikes Peak region and the West head into a normal fire season, C-130s in Colorado Springs and nationally are getting kitted out to carry thousands of gallons of retardant or water. The region could see both grass and forest fires that can be handled by local crews in a normal season, Fire Marshal…
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Gearing up for wildfire season: Airmen at Peterson Space Force Base prepare C-130s for fire fighting
As the Pikes Peak region and the West head into a normal fire season, C-130s in Colorado Springs and nationally are getting kitted out to carry thousands of gallons of retardant or water. The region could see both grass and forest fires that can be handled by local crews in a normal season, Fire Marshal…
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Aurora Fire’s ‘Camp Spark’ ignites courage, grit in young girls interested in firefighting
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Aurora Fire Rescue plans to fire up Camp Spark, a free summer camp igniting girl power in young women interested in fire service and seeking to help diversify the male-dominated field. “I think that a lot of men think that girls can’t do this, and with this camp, it shows that girls can do this.”…
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NEWS | Mobile live fire training
Firefighters from Florissant Fire Rescue, Lake George Fire Rescue and Four Mile Fire Protection District participated in mobile live fire training in Lake George, Colo. to practice fighting structure fires. (Video by Katie Klann)
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Colorado Springs Pike Hotshots firefighter creates, donates knives to firefighter nonprofit for auction
As he spent the summer fighting fires, Pike Hotshots firefighter Sol Griffith felt inspiration strike. “With 2020 being such a historic wildfire year, with over nine and a half million acres burned, there are always injuries,” says Griffith, a Colorado Springs resident. “And unfortunately, we have deaths in fires, and the real question is how…