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Tuesday marked 11 years since the Black Forest Fire
KXRM Colorado Springs via Yahoo News· 2 weeks ago(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — Tuesday, June 11, 2024, marked 11 years since the Black Forest Fire sparked in El Paso County. It was the most destructive...
10 years after Black Forest fire, Colorado boosts funding for fire investigation
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJun. 12—Investigators have never found the causes of some of the largest and most destructive fires in Colorado history, including the Black Forest fire, a trend state officials hope to change ...
Middle schoolers determined to help heal the Black Forest Fire scar
KXRM Colorado Springs via Yahoo News· 1 month ago(BLACK FOREST, Colo.) — On the second to last day of school, a group of students from Village Middle...
Black Forest staple to celebrate 13 years of tasty BBQ
KXRM Colorado Springs via Yahoo News· 3 months ago(BLACK FOREST, Colo.) — As part of our ‘We Are The Eastern Plains’ week, FOX21 Storm Team Chief...
Shared vision, collaboration leads El Paso County to a better tomorrow: State of the Region address
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 10—El Paso County and the greater Pikes Peak region are strong because local leaders solve challenges through broad collaboration and partnerships, Board of El Paso County Commissioners ...
Colorado Springs demolition companies tear things down to help build up the community
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 9—When Iron Mountain Demolition crews complete their work, they literally have nothing to show for it. "Our finished product is an empty space," said Dennis Gullion, general manager of ...
Rampart fire burns 20 acres west of Colorado Springs, crews continue work
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 11—The Rampart fire that sparked Tuesday afternoon and caused short-term pre-evacuations near Rampart Range Road remains at 20 acres Tuesday night as crews prepare to monitor the fire overnight ...
After 20 years of blizzard, fire and flood response, emergency management leader retires
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 29—After helming emergency response efforts in almost every natural disaster and health emergency in the region, Jim Reid, director of the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management ...
'It comes down to improper behavior:' Recent wildfires in Colorado were human-caused -- and...
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 24—In late March, a Colorado woman emptied ashes out of her fireplace and set them on the side of her barn. They smoldered for a few days, and when the wind picked up the still-hot embers ...
