Residents near mobile home park west of Durango under pre-evacuation notice due to reported fire

Residents of a mobile park west of Durango were put under a pre-evacuation notice Tuesday afternoon after reports of a small fire sparked concerns among fire officials that it could spread quickly due to strong winds in the area. The fire, which is currently estimated at about three acres in size, was reported near the Lightner Creek Mobile Home Park west of Durango. Fire officials with the Durango Fire Protection District were responding, according to a news release. Though reportedly small in size, “high winds give the fire a high potential to spread quickly,” a La Plata County spokesperson said in an email. Due to the potential of quick fire spread, residents of the park, which include approximately 85 homes, were put on a pre-evacuation notice.
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Emergency crews extinguish Erie home fire

Emergency crews quickly extinguished an electric fire in the attic of a home in Erie around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday. Mountain View Fire Rescue units responded to a report of a structure fire in the 400 block of Holbrook Street, according to a fire department Facebook post. No one was injured in the incident, according to the post. The carbon monoxide alarm went off in the house at some point Monday night, said Rick Tillery, Mountain View Fire Rescue spokesman. Residents replaced the batteries and the alarm didn’t make a sound again. “One thing we want to stress is that if any type of alarm goes off, call the fire department,” said Tillery. “It’s not an expense to have us come out to your residence.” Responding agencies included Mountain View Fire Rescue, Lafayette Fire and the Erie Police Department.
Colorado Hometown Weekly

Monument and Black Forest Fire departments fully staffed thanks to new regional academy

VIDEO: The Monument and Black Forest Fire Departments are now fully staffed just in time for peak fire season. It's thanks to a new Joint Fire Academy with Pikes Peak State College (PPSC). The academy's first class of 15 helped bring Monument Fire District to 24 firefighters and Black Forest to 30. As smaller agencies, the two fire departments relied on larger agencies to train their new recruits, said Monument Fire Chief Andy Kovacs. "This year we didn't have that opportunity because the academies were full," said Chief Kovacs. That's when the two fire departments worked with PPSC to create their own 16-week training course. The academy gets students state fire certified so they can start working right after graduation.
KOAA-TV NBC 5 Pueblo

Colorado Springs police, firefighters travel to Georgia for advanced joint training

VIDEO: Colorado Springs first responders got the chance to take part in advanced joint training at a state-of-the-art facility over the past weekend. On May 5, 12 police officers and 9 firefighters traveled to Guardian Centers near Perry, Georgia, for five days of intensive, advanced training. “Anywhere from active shooter to active hostile to multiple casualty incident, MCI response type scenarios,” firefighter Cameron Halverson said. “It’s all geared towards real-life scenarios that one, we’ve already seen in the city, that we’ve seen nationwide, and unfortunately that’s just how things are nowadays, so it’s better to prepare for when the next big incident comes into our city.” Lt. John Havenar with the Colorado Springs Police Department said police and fire crews work well together when they’re on scene together.
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