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4/29/2013

Red flag Warning for most of Southern Colorado

Red flag Warning for most of Southern Colorado

Posted 8:14 AM 4/29/2013 by Elaine Sheridan & Stephen Bowers

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Tuesday for most of Southern Colorado.

A Red Flag Warning means that the fire danger is high due to a combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures.

To add to the danger we also have a lot of (More)

3/29/2013

Small fire at local elementary school

Small fire at local elementary school

Posted 5:40 PM 3/29/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

Fire Crews are on the scene of a small fire at Monroe Elementary in Colorado Springs.

The call came in around 2pm on Friday afternoon to the school located at 12 S. Chelton Rd.

The fire is out, but there appears to be minor damage. The fire reportedly started in the bushes outside (More)

Fire in Bent County 100% contained

3/21/2013

Senators ask for more money to fight wildfires

Senators ask for more money to fight wildfires

Posted 9:09 AM 3/21/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) announced today that they plan to offer a bipartisan amendment to the 2014 U.S. Senate budget to increase the funding availability for fighting wildfires and modernizing the air tanker fleet by $100 million.

Udall and Barrasso say (More)

3/15/2013

Wildfire burning near Fort Collins

Wildfire burning near Fort Collins

Posted 2:30 PM 3/15/2013 by Elaine Sheridan

FORT COLLINS - Poudre Fire Authority is responding to a reported fire in Lory State Park.

Smoke is visible from downtown Fort Collins.

According to emergency radio traffic, there are structures threatened, including the Lory State Park headquarters

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