Tag: waldo fire
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LETTERS: Keep childhood wild; putting the Waldo fire to rest
Keep childhood wild Recently, outdoor childhood programs across Colorado have found themselves under increasing scrutiny. Programs where children spend their days hiking trails, learning the phases of the moon, identifying plants and animals, building resilience in changing weather, and developing a relationship with the natural world are being treated as though they represent a threat.…
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Waldo Canyon burglary suspect to be sentenced Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Pueblo man is expected to learn his fate Friday morning after his conviction for breaking into an evacuated home during the Waldo Canyon fire. Graylon Thomas, 22, faces up to 24 years in prison…
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Waldo Canyon burglary suspect to be sentenced Friday
A Pueblo man is expected to learn his fate Friday morning after his conviction for breaking into an evacuated home during the Waldo Canyon fire. Graylon Thomas, 22, faces up to 24 years in prison when he is sentenced for breaking into a home in the near West Rockrimmon and Raven Hill Court. He was…
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Researchers who studied Waldo Canyon fire say new firefighting approach needed
The American West needs a new kind of firefighter that fights fires that aren’t only wild or urban, but burn in the space between. This was the main finding from a group of researchers who studied the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire, Colorado’s second most destructive wildfire and one that has come to epitomize the transformation…
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Cascade residents whose road washed out receive funds to rebuild, but are still on the hook for thousands
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The road to Kathy and George Stultses’ Cascade home is a precipitous one. Guests are told to leave their cars at the bottom of the hill, where they walk up a steep path along a…
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Cascade residents whose road washed out receive funds to rebuild, but are still on the hook for thousands
The road to Kathy and George Stultses’ Cascade home is a precipitous one. Guests are told to leave their cars at the bottom of the hill, where they walk up a steep path along a jagged canyon edge to reach the front door. A small crevasse cuts through what remains of the unnamed road, a…
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Analysis: Tracking the money spent on disaster recovery in the Pikes Peak region
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County continues to receive millions of federal, state and private funds targeted at disaster recovery. More than $56 million came into the county to help fund recoveries from the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire,…
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Analysis: Tracking the money spent on disaster recovery in the Pikes Peak region
El Paso County continues to receive millions of federal, state and private funds targeted at disaster recovery. More than $56 million came into the county to help fund recoveries from the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire, the 2013 Black Forest fire and the September 2013 floods – all of which were declared federal disasters. The money…
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Side Streets: Waldo Canyon fire anniversary doubly sad as vandals destroy memorial children’s bench
Three years ago today, the Waldo Canyon fire exploded down the Front Range into Mountain Shadows, killing two, destroying 346 homes and causing $453.7 million in losses. But instead of simply observing the sad anniversary, some are mourning the recent vandalism of a memorial bench placed in Mountain Shadows Park in November to honor the…
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State’s new firefighting aircraft will benefit Colorado Springs’ wildfire battles
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs Fire Department Chief Chris Riley counts the state’s new firefighting fleet among the department’s assets when crews are working to contain dangerous and rapidly spreading wildfires. “We are viewing that as a critical…