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The Wetmore fire has now affected an area up to 2200 acres, damaging up to 14 homes while remaining at zero percent containment. Over 160 firefighters and air support are working to create a contai… Click to Read More and see additional updates

The Wetmore fire has now affected an area up to 2200 acres, damaging up to 14 homes while remaining at zero percent containment. Over 160 firefighters and air support are working to create a containment line.

386 people remain evacuated from the surrounding area.

The Custer County Sheriff's Office believe a sparking power line, pulled down from the hurricane-like winds started the fire in the early afternoon on October 23.

Winds are considerably slower than yesterday, blowing from the south and southwest at about 13 miles per hour. The temperatures are also about 15 degrees cooler right now, however, both wind speeds and temperatures are expected to rise throughout the day.

The weather is then expected to take a turn on Thursday into Friday. Temperatures are supposed to drop and snow could be seen on the front range and in the fire area.

East bound lanes of Highway 96 from McKenzie Junction are being closed. Highway 96 is also closed west bound in Wetmore.

A tree has been planted in front of the Police Operations Center in honor of CSPD Officer Matthew Tyner.

The Colorado Springs Police Motorcycle Enforcement Unit officer was killed in July in an accident while on duty.

He was just 42 when he died, but speakers at his funeral service in July made it clear he lived his life to the fullest.

Officer Matthew Tyner was honored and remembered Tuesday at his funeral service. The officer with the Colorado Springs Police Motorcycle Enforcement Unit was killed last week in an accident while on duty.

Several speakers referred to one of Tyner's favorite sayings: "Don't be afraid of dying, be afraid of not living." He was just 42 when he died, but tributes made it clear he lived his life to the fullest.

"He was a great cop, he was smart, he was safe he was a guy that I liked," said colleague and friend Officer Matt Singels. Part of his tribute was admitting that at first he said no to speaking at the service. "I realized I wouldn't be able to do Matt's life justice." In the end he stepped up to honor his friend and offer a tribute to the guy with a "big smile."

Police Chief Pete Carey told about an officer who dedicated to helping people. There was a woman he pulled over, ticketed, and then learned it was here birthday. "He asked if he could sing Happy Birthday, and he did. It made her day," said Carey.

There were hundreds of officers who traveled from agencies across Colorado to attend the funeral and honor a fellow officer. There were also officers who came from Kansas City. Tyner worked there for three years before joining the Colorado Springs Police Department. Chief Carey said he was looking at what is called the "thin blue line." He says it is an understanding among law enforcement. Speaking to the officers in attendance Carey said, "Know your presence speaks volumes to us and Matt's family."

Tyner is remembered as an officer who loved the serving the community and also loved life. He enjoyed life's adventures even more if he got to do things with friends. His friends say a part of Matt will always remain with them. "We're never going to forget you," said Singels

The funeral for Officer Matthew Tyner is Tuesday. Ofc. Tyner was killed in the line of duty a week ago when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck on Austin Bluffs Parkway.

The National Honor Flag travels the country, memorializing people who sacrifice themselves for their family, community, and country. The flag made a stop in Colorado Springs Sunday. It was scheduled to stay in town through the funeral on Tuesday. News 5 was asked to film the ceremony officers held as the flag arrived.

Following Officer Tyner's funeral the flag will be flown to Texas where a Waxahachie police officer died in a car crash with a suspected drunk driver over the weekend.

Row after row at New Life Church is filled with officers in uniform. Officers from across the state have traveled to Colorado Springs to honor Officer Matt Tyner who died in an accident while on duty last week.

Funeral services are planned this afternoon for Officer Matthew Tyner. The motorcycle officer with Colorado Springs Police Department was killed last week in an accident while on duty.

The funeral is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at New Life Church. Following the service a procession to honor Tyner will go from the church, down I-25, to downtown Colorado Springs. The procession may cause some traffic delays.

A funeral is being held today for a Colorado Springs police officer who died after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle.

The public service for Matthew Tyner will be at 2 PM at New Life Church.

After the funeral is a procession through the city that CSPD says will likely cause traffic delays.

The procession is expected to start between 3:30 and 4 PM this afternoon. Southbound I-25 lanes will be blocked from Interquest Parkway to Uintah St.; northbound lanes will remain open. The procession will exit at Uintah and go east to Nevada Ave; it will then head south, passing City Hall and the Police Operations Center.

Tyner was conducting traffic enforcement at the time of the crash Tuesday afternoon. The collision is under investigation.

He joined the Colorado Springs Police Department in 1999 and served as a patrol officer, neighborhood resource officer and training academy instructor before becoming part of the motorcycle unit.

Gov. John Hickenlooper today ordered flags be lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide on Tuesday, in honor of Colorado Springs Police Officer Matthew Tyner.

Tyner died on July 24 in the line of duty in Colorado Springs when his police motorcycle hit the side of a truck. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, at New Life Church, 11025 Voyager Parkway, Colorado Springs.

We'll have more on this story tonight at 5 p.m. on News 5.

Colorado Springs Police confirm to News 5 the following details regarding a memorial service for fallen motorcycle officer Matt Tyner:

- Tuesday, July 31, 2:00 p.m.
- New Life Church (Voyager & Interquest)
- Procession to follow from New Life Church west on Interquest to I-25, south on I-25 to Uintah, east on Uintah to Nevada, south Nevada to the Police Operations Center at Nevada and Rio Grande

Colorado Springs Police are seeking help from the public in finding a black male who was riding a black sports bike in the area of Austib Bluffs Parkway near Barnes Road and Stetson Hills Boulevard between 2:00 and 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. Police say the rider was wearing grey shorts and a black "motocross" style jacket. Police are only saying they "would like to ask this individual questions." Some witnesses who have spoken to News 5 say they saw Officer Matt Tyner pursuing another motorcycle at the time of his fatal crash at Austin Bluffs and Silver Drive Tuesday afternoon. Police have not confirmed whether or not Officer Tyner was actively engaged in a vehicle pursuit at the time of the crash.

If you have any information that can assist CSPD in this phase of the investigation, call 444-7000.

A memorial is growing for Matt Tyner, a motorcycle officer who was killed on duty yesterday in a car crash by Oro Blanco and Austin Bluffs. There are bouquetd of flowers, stuffed animals and flags...one is at half-staff. Many who are visiting are motorcycle riders, co-workers, and other law enforcement officers and first responders.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A makeshift memorial has been set up for a Colorado Springs police officer who died after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle.

Flowers, teddy bears, and American flags are being left beside a highway in memory of fallen officer Matt Tyner.

Police say Tyner was conducting traffic enforcement at the time of the crash Tuesday afternoon. Other circumstances of the crash are still under investigation.

Tyner joined the Colorado Springs Police Department in 1999 and served as a patrol officer, neighborhood resource officer and training academy instructor before becoming part of the motorcycle unit.

A small group of bystanders were the first to rush to the aid of Colorado Springs police officer Matt Tyner after his motorcycle slammed broadside into a pickup truck on Austin Bluffs Parkway Tuesday afternoon. Dan Mercado says he was at a nearby garden center when he heard the crash right around 2:30 p.m. He and another friend, also named Dan, rushed to find Officer Tyner's motorcycle essentially impaled into the side of the pickup. Officer Tyner was unconscious, pinned between the motorcycle and the pickup, he says.

Mercado and a couple of other bystanders managed to free Officer Tyner from the wreckage and lay him on the pavement. It was obvious, Mercado says, that Officer Tyner had suffered multiple major wounds and was bleeding severely. Mercado says he retrieved some scissors or landscaping shears from the garden center staff to help cut Officer Tyner's helmet off, with instructions coming on the phone via dispatchers. They successfully got his helmet off and stabilized Tyner's head and neck until emergency personnel arrived within minutes, but by that point the wounded officer had stopped breathing and his pulse was almost gone, Mercado says.

Mercado says he saw Officer Tyner's lights flashing just before the crash happened. Colorado Springs Police have not released any details about the crash, including whether Officer Tyner was in pursuit of another vehicle. Mercado says the driver of the pickup, an apparently elderly man, seemed shocked and dazed after the crash. CSPD have not said what, if any charges might be filed against the driver, who remains unidentified.

Mercado is no stranger to tragedies involving officers. He lives just a block away from the spot where Colorado Springs Police Officer Jared Jensen was shot and killed in early 2006. He says he hurts for Tyner's fellow officers -- Mercado's brother is a former CSPD officer now working for Monument Police. He also says his efforts were in no way heroic. He was just doing what any other compassionate citizen would do, he says.

Colorado Springs Police have just identified the Officer killed in this afternoons crash. He was Officer Matt Tyner a veteran with the department since 1999.

Here's the entire news release:

This afternoon, at 2:32 pm, while conducting traffic enforcement near Austin Bluffs Parkway and Silver Drive, Officer Matthew {Matt} Tyner was involved in a traffic crash where tragically, he died from his injuries.

The Colorado Springs Police Department's Major Accident Unit responded to the scene to assume investigative responsibility. A representative with the District Attorney's Office was also on the scene as is protocol relating to fatal accidents. At this time, the investigation remains active.

Prior to joining the Colorado Springs Police Department, Matthew served as an Officer with the Kansas City Police Department for three years.

He became a part of the Colorado Springs Police Department's family on January 21, 1999, where he served as a Patrol Officer, a Neighborhood Resource Officer and Training Academy Instructor before becoming part of the Specialized Enforcement Division/Motorcycle Unit.

Matthew's outgoing personality and friendship will be sorely missed by all those who knew him and worked with him.

A Colorado Springs police officer has died of injuries after a traffic crash at Austin Bluffs and Silver Drive.

CSPD chief Peter Carey made the brief announcement this afternoon from Memorial Hospital Central, where the officer was taken after the accident. Relatives are being notified at this time.

The officer was involved in a motorcycle/truck accident earlier this afternoon.

The Major Accident Unit is at the scene.

Austin Bluffs remains closed from Oro Blanco to Old Farm as the accident investigation continues and police tell News 5's Zach Thaxton that the road will probably remain closed through the rush hour.