VIDEO: There are more than 100 neighborhoods in Colorado Springs situated in areas identified as a high risk for wildfire. If you live in one of these areas, odds are you know how expensive and physically demanding keeping your property fire safe can be. A News5 viewer reached out because she can’t do it and now she’s getting help.
”There’s a lot of brush and stuff down there that I can’t take care of. I can’t physically or financially do it,” said Diane, a homeowner living on the hill above Old Colorado City in Colorado Springs.
Diane and her dog Hope spend many days at home sharing the breathtaking view of their city from the back of her home, but just beyond the back porch dangers exist.
”Fire just moves so fast,” said Diane. ”I just don’t want to be caught in the house. I can’t walk. I can’t hardly move around.”