2026 fire academy is back in Colorado Springs, thanks to recreational marijuana dollars

VIDEO: 36 future Colorado Springs firefighters now make up the once-canceled academy, which kicked off on Feb. 10.
Crews respond to multiple cars on fire, heavy smoke in northern Colorado Springs

PHOTOS: Colorado Springs fire crews say they responded to multiple cars on fire early Tuesday morning, with heavy smoke visible in the northern part of the city.
Pet killed in Aurora house fire, Red Cross helping displaced residents

A family managed to escape after a large fire broke out inside their Aurora home on Monday night.
Two men stuck on Longs Peak summit rescued following difficult wind conditions

Two men were rescued from the summit of Longs Peak, though unfavorable winds temporarily prevented rescue operations, according to a spokesperson with Rocky Mountain National Park.
Fire destroys El Paso County kennel, owners raise money for volunteer firefighters who saved dozens of dogs

A late night fire destroyed a dog kennel in rural El Paso County, killing one dog and leaving another in critical condition.
Attempted murder by arson leads to arrests in Grand Junction

Two men are behind bars in Grand Junction after allegedly setting fire to a home while the people living there were still inside, according to police.
Colorado Springs Fire Department investigating fire that broke out at Motel 6

According to CSFD, crews found a single motel room with heavy fire on the first floor of the Motel 6. Crews contained the fire to the room where it began.
Summit County mountain rescue team used drone to drop flashlight to stranded hiker as storm moved in

VIDEO: The hiker had not reached the summit of Quandary Peak, a 14er, and was still on the mountain as darkness fell.
Aurora 911 to connect some non-emergency medical callers in Colorado with virtual doctors

VIDEO: People who call 911 in Aurora for non-emergency medical issues now have the option to be connected to a doctor virtually instead of having an ambulance sent to their location.
Colorado Springs medical providers offer no-cost cancer screening for El Paso County firefighters

The CommonSpirit Penrose and St. Francis Cancer Centers will be providing no-cost lung cancer screenings to select El Paso County firefighters, according to a press release.
1 person critically hurt after fire at Aurora home

Two people were hurt – one of them critically – after a fire early Friday in Aurora. According to Aurora Fire Rescue, crews responded to a home in the 15000 block of East Caspian Place around 7 a.m.
Prosecutors file over two dozen charges against Aurora man suspected in massive five-alarm fire

Denver prosecutors have filed 26 felony arson charges against Tony Becerra, 28, the Aurora man suspected of setting the five-alarm fire earlier this month.