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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Disabled cry foul over evacuations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save People with disabilities in Colorado Springs were placed in danger and treated as an afterthought during the Waldo Canyon fire, according to a leading local disability advocate who is proposing a series of steps to…
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Sen. Udall hosts fire mitigation meeting for homeowners
United States Senator Mark Udall is sponsoring a fire mitigation discussion with Colorado Springs homeowners Wednesday night at Centennial Hall, at 200 South Cascade Avenue. Through the Catamount Institute and Colorado Springs Come Together, the discussion will be hosted by Jack Cohen, a research scientist with the United States Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station.…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Disabled cry foul over evacuations
People with disabilities in Colorado Springs were placed in danger and treated as an afterthought during the Waldo Canyon fire, according to a leading local disability advocate who is proposing a series of steps to better prepare for another disaster. “There were a number of things that didn’t go well,” said Patricia Yeager, CEO of…
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Air quality control program returned in time for Waldo Canyon fire
The reinstatement of the county’s air quality control program couldn’t have come at a better time. Axed from El Paso County Public Health in 2008 because of budget problems, the program was resurrected July 1, five days after the Waldo Canyon fire devoured 346 houses in the Mountain Shadows area and damaged dozens more. Having…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Drills prompted city to tweak evacuation plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When the city of Colorado Springs conducted three wildfire preparedness drills in hillside neighborhoods last year, the exercises exposed weaknesses in the system, including faulty phone connections and concerns over escape routes. “I hope the…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Drills prompted city to tweak evacuation plan
When the city of Colorado Springs conducted three wildfire preparedness drills in hillside neighborhoods last year, the exercises exposed weaknesses in the system, including faulty phone connections and concerns over escape routes. “I hope the city is prepared,” wrote a Mountain Shadows resident who participated in an evacuation drill in June 2011, a year before…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Number of homes burglarized reaches 42
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police have confirmed burglaries in 42 homes and 43 cars of people who were evacuated during the Waldo Canyon fire. Those numbers are up from the last burglary report given by police on…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Number of homes burglarized reaches 42
Colorado Springs police have confirmed burglaries in 42 homes and 43 cars of people who were evacuated during the Waldo Canyon fire. Those numbers are up from the last burglary report given by police on July 11, when 37 home burglaries and 28 car break-ins were confirmed. The first crime statistics were collected from June…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Many Courtney Drive residents opt to stay
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There was something about Courtney Drive that made Nancy Grose promptly end her home search two years ago. The mother of two knew about the excellent schools and pristine parks — but those weren’t unique…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Many Courtney Drive residents opt to stay
There was something about Courtney Drive that made Nancy Grose promptly end her home search two years ago. The mother of two knew about the excellent schools and pristine parks — but those weren’t unique on the west side of Colorado Springs. In her price range, she and her husband, Richard, could have had a…