Colorado Springs Fire

The Akerman fire, one of the two grass fires that broke out in Colorado Springs Thursday, killed one woman as it ripped through a mobile home park, ...

Find more information about incident types at the bottom of this page. The center was evacuated about 4:15 p.m. Thursday as a precaution. The evacuations were lifted about 7:30 p.m. Thursday. FF’s will remain on scene to patrol for any flare ups and hotspots. Please evacuate all of Skylark Mobile Home Parkhttps://t.co/SGwx4OWCn4 CSFD will be out all night patrolling for any flare ups.

Police have not released the identity of the woman killed in the Colorado Springs fire at Skylark and Falcon mobile home parks.

At the mobile home parks, high winds and explosions from propane tanks spread the flames to nearby units, a fire department spokesman said. Debbie Wilson, 56, and her roommate returned to find their home severely damaged with their four cats dead inside. Officials initially said no injuries were reported, but that a search of the burned homes was ongoing. I didn’t want to stop in case something else exploded,” she said. Authorities previously said all eight homes were at the Skylark. Authorities haven’t confirmed that the woman he saw trapped was the person who died.

A woman died in the fire at the Skylark Mobile Home Park in Colorado Springs on Thursday, which destroyed eight homes, the El Paso County Coroner's Office ...

Sandy Wilson, a spokesperson for the coroner's office, confirmed to Denver7 Friday afternoon the woman had died at one of the mobile homes that had caught fire. The Colorado Sun first reported the woman's death Friday. Eight homes were destroyed, and others suffered some damage, fire officials said.

Joshua Scott Allen was arrested and charged with "Firing Woods or Prairie," a class 6 felony.

You want to know what is really going on in Southern Colorado these days. The fire affected 25 acres. Joshua Scott Allen was arrested and charged with "Firing Woods or Prairie," a class 6 felony.

The cause of the fire Thursday that burned 8 homes in the Skylark Mobile Home Park was accidental, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department.

At least three fires have forced evacuations in Colorado Springs Thursday. A fire is burning near the Colorado Springs Airport.

A mandatory evacuation notice was issued for a neighborhood southeast of Colorado Springs on Thursday.

Click here for more on a fire that was burning Teller County that prompted evacuations. There will be shuttle busses on the lower level to take travelers off airport for those who need to be picked up. The deputy was trying to make contact with a suspicious vehicle and drove across a field. Please note, travelers are not able to be picked up at this time. The grass caught on fire and the vehicle was destroyed as the fire ended up scorching more than100 acres. About 50 homes were evacuated.

One of the fires — called the Akerman Fire — is burning in open space along the 6700 block of Akerman Drive, near the intersection of Peterson Road and Stetson ...

In total, eight of the mobile homes were destroyed, but no injuries have been reported as of 2:40 p.m. The mobile home park was also evacuated and residents were instructed to go to the Grace Baptist Church, located at 3500 N. Nevada Avenue. Lacey said about 500 homes — more than 1,000 people — were evacuated. Resources took some time to arrive due to multiple other fires, he said. "There were some fences that were burned and potentially destroyed, but we were able to protect all of the homes of the residents that were affected by this fire," he said. One of the fires — called the Akerman Fire — burned in open space along the 6700 block of Akerman Drive, near the intersection of Peterson Road and Stetson Hills Boulevard on the east side of Colorado Springs. As of 10 p.m., the fire was 100 percent contained, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. It burned 30 acres.

TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - Evacuation orders were issued for a large area west of Cripple Creek on Thursday due to a fire. Just before 4:30 p.m., ...

All of Lakemoor Subdivision and area between County RD 11 and County Rd 1.” Just before 4:30 p.m., smoke was visible behind Pikes Peak from Colorado Springs. As of 7:45 p.m., the fire had burned an estimated 386 acres. The blaze was mostly burning on personal property and Bureau of Land Management property. “For Fire at County Road 11 south of Bear Trap and Lakemoor due to a wildland fire. At the same time, there was a fire burning in Security-Widefield. Click here for more on that fire. There were two fires earlier in the day in Colorado Springs. Click here for more info on those fires.

Colorado Springs Fire Marshal Brett Lacey said at a press conference that grass fires are often more dangerous than ones in forested areas because they spread ...

"And, then I went out the front and I kind of pieced it together that, ’Oh crap, I live right next to the creek. You want to know what is really going on in Southern Colorado these days. “We were outside picking up the boxes, they were all blowing around and then I heard sirens," Turner said. A wildfire burning in Teller County south of Pikes Peak has also forced evacuations. The Colorado Springs Airport has lifted a shelter-in-place it was under for about an hour due to the fire. The airport had been diverting all inbound flights.

Wind-driven fires in Colorado Springs on Thursday destroyed eight mobile homes, led to the evacuation of 1000 people, and shut down the city's airport for ...

Find more information about incident types at the bottom of this page. “Everyone in this area is ordered to evacuate immediately,” the sheriff’s office tweeted around 4:40 p.m. All of Lakemoor Subdivision and area between County RD 11 and County Rd 1. That blaze, dubbed the Ackerman fire, started about 11:20 a.m. in the 6700 block of Ackerman Drive and has burned about 25 acres, said Brett Lacey, Colorado Springs fire marshal. Evacuees from the Ackerman fire were sent to UC Health Park. All outbound flights from the Colorado Springs airport were canceled about 7 p.m., according to airport officials. EVACUATION ORDER for for Fire at County Road 11 south of Bear Trap and Lakemoor due to a wildland fire. The center was evacuated about 4:15 p.m. as a precaution. The evacuations were lifted about 7:30 p.m. Just after 5 p.m., the nearby airport tweeted that it had issued a “shelter in place” order for those inside the building. Firefighters quickly controlled the blaze, which did not spread beyond the homes. No injuries were reported, and investigators have not determined what caused the fire, which authorities said was spread by venting propane tanks and gusty winds.

Melted siding and other damage can be seen on the side of house that was near a brushfire. The brushfire threatened homes and caused evacuation in the ...

Please evacuate all of Skylark Mobile Home Park— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) https://t.co/SGwx4OWCn4 May 12, 2022 “We got a call (about the fire) at about 11:45,” said Traci Music, who brought her four children to the stadium. Anyone who is missing a pet can contact The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, firefighters said. The evacuation order is still in place. Please continue to avoid this area.— Colorado Springs Police Department (@CSPDPIO) https://t.co/soU9pck4jm May 12, 2022 You’ve got to be thinking about this,” Lacey said. For more info, monitor local media.— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) https://t.co/eveQ74HXIi May 12, 2022 “You’ve got to be prepared. Staff members at UCHealth Park made refreshments and facilities available for evacuees. Ridgeview Elementary School evacuated students to Vista Ridge High School, where families are picking up students, said David Nancarrow, spokesman for District 49. Everyone in this area is ordered to evacuate immediately. Emergency responders evacuated homes between Anna Lee Way and Tutt Boulevard.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department is working mop-up and structure protection from a grass fire between two neighborhoods near Stetson Hills Blvd and ...

Daytime humidity will fall to or even below 5% which will only add to the extreme fire danger. The two main areas for extreme fire danger are central to western El Paso and Huerfano counties. Between that dry air and broad gusts over 30 mph, if a fire were to spark, it could undergo explosive growth. Localized extreme fire danger is expected in El Paso County today, mainly for areas along and west of I-25 where wind gusts could be up to 60 or even 70 mph. Even before a fire threatens your home, you'll want to have an emergency plan in place for you and your family. A couple of homes were damaged and some fences were destroyed.

A fire in Colorado Springs destroyed eight homes in a mobile home park. Another forced a shelter-in-place at the Colorado Springs Airport.

By 11 p.m., the fire had grown to 400 acres and was zero percent contained, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post. The deputy was investigating a report of a suspicious vehicle and drove into a grassy field, where the car got stuck. Colorado officials have warned that 2022 could be the worst wildfire season in the state’s history. The deputy was not injured, she said. By 4 p.m., crews were battling a new grass fire — called the Alturas fire — at Milton E. Proby Parkway and Powers Boulevard, near the Colorado Springs Airport at the city’s southeastern edge. Many of the residents in the park are retired, she said. A helicopter helped fight the fire, according to a photo on Twitter. As the deputy tried to get the car free, the grass caught fire and flames enveloped the patrol car before the fire raced into the field, she said. A grass fire in the 6700 block of Akerman Drive in the Stetson Hills neighborhood led to the evacuation of 500 homes, affecting roughly 1,000 people, officials said. Firefighters were to remain through the night to patrol for flare-ups. Help me!” from a nearby trailer as the fire broke out. It grew to roughly 30 acres before firefighters stopped it from spreading, and the evacuations were lifted by the afternoon.