COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Exciting news for fire crews in Colorado!
The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) has signed an exclusive-use contract with Neptune Aviation Services for a large air tanker.
Tanker 3 will be available to Colorado crews for the 2025 season, or 120 days, and it's being held in Colorado Springs.
DFPC has been using Tanker 10 for the past three years, but this season's brought change.
Tanker 3 is capable of holding 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant and can be used by all agencies across Colorado.
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Colorado Springs HOA members protest paying $20,000 each tied to storm damage
Some members in a Colorado Springs community say they felt blindsided when their HOA issued a letter telling them they had to pay more than $20,000 in less than two months tied to a hail storm in 2024.
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