Publication: Colorado Springs Independent

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Free legal help to Black Forest Fire victims

The El Paso County and Denver bar associations have three free events coming up open to people affected by the wildfire, says EPCBA executive director Claire Anderson.“We are saddened to see our community again face a devastating wildfire," she says in ... [Published Colorado Springs Independent - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Forest Fires, Wildfires, Bar Association, El Paso (Texas, United States)

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Public Broadcasting Service

UPDATE: Visiting CC professor wins Emmy for WordGirl

And it's Eric Shaw for the win!At last night's 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Shaw and colleagues Tom Martin, Jack Ferraiolo, Jayne Hamil and Ryan Raddatz walked away with the award for Outstanding Writing in Animation for WordGirl.A big congrats to ... [Published Colorado Springs Independent - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Public Broadcasting Service, Soup2Nuts, New York Institute of Technology, Tom Martin

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Pine Creek High School

VIDEO: Emotional crowds gather to thank firefighters

As the sun set on Saturday, the fifth day of the Black Forest Fire, a tragic time became a joyous occasion in front of Pine Creek High School. People lined the intersection with American flags, signs, banners and noisemakers to show their gratitude to ... [Published Colorado Springs Independent - 8 hours ago]

Entities: first responders, Pine Creek High School, Gratitude

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Water restrictions: meeting the goal

After imposing watering restrictions in April, it appears the public is doing its part to hold water usage down.Of course, there are higher charges for water if you exceed certain levels of usage, so that discourages over-watering.Here's a graphic showing ... [Published Colorado Springs Independent - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Colo Springs Utils

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

What to expect at the disaster-assistance center

The disaster-assistance center, located at the Citizens Service Center , has drawn some heat from Black Forest residents for being located so far south, but it's still got a wealth of information for those needing help.Our reporter, Craig Lemley , stopped ... [Published Colorado Springs Independent - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Corroboration, Organism

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

City's mandatory evacuation order lifted

As of 3:30 p.m. today, the city of Colorado Springs has lifted all mandatory evacuation orders for areas within city boundaries. (Much of the Black Forest Fire is in the county, and is unaffected by this order.) Here are the new voluntary evacuation ... [Published Colorado Springs Independent - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Roller Coaster, Forest Fires, Colorado Springs

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 2 reports

Black Forest Fire burns 400 homes, at 30 percent containment

From his Twitter account, Gov. Hickenlooper's shown enjoying the rain.Officials announced tonight that, with the help of the weather — including a good little rain that wetted the shirts of Gov. John Hickenlooper and Sen. Michael Bennet, on site to tour ... [Published Colorado Springs Independent - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Forest Fires, Tommy Smith, Ridge High School, MOPPING UP, Michael Bennet

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Commanders optimistic for today

Tents set up at Pine Creek High School house dual command set up by the military.Officials expressed optimism today at the first briefing of the day for the Black Forest Fire."I'm feeling much better today," El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said. "What ... [Published Colorado Springs Independent - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: MAFFS Modular Airborne FireFighting System, Forest Fires, Pine Creek High School

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

PHOTOS: Humane Society rescues animals from fire

The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region has been a part of the city's response to the Black Forest Fire from the beginning, says a press release from the organization, fielding dozens of calls each day for help evacuating animals left behind.Teams ... [Published Colorado Springs Independent - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Evacuee, Forest Fires, P.E.A.K

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 2 reports

VIDEO: CSFD saving a house in Black Forest Fire

Another post showed the heroics of the militarily minded, air-based firefighting personnel. Now come the ground troops from the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The video, shot Wednesday by department video specialist Steve Schopper, shows the restraint ... [Published Colorado Springs Independent - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Forest Fires, Colorado Springs, Vimeo

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 3 reports

Events that aren't canceled by the Black Forest Fire

Starlight's still on as planned.From the listings desk: Sometimes a few hours away from the world is the best medicine. So here are a handful of events that are still scheduled to occur this weekend. They are subject to change, of course, so check back ... [Published Colorado Springs Independent - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Forest Fires, Arnie Zane, Bill T. Jones, Colorado College, Red Nose Day

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 3 reports

Colorado Springs issues voluntary evac notice for northern tip of city

Black Forest Fire as it blew up yesterday afternoon.As winds blast and temperatures rise, further complicating efforts to battle the Black Forest Fire, the city of Colorado Springs has issued a voluntary evacuation order for the northern part of the ... [Published Colorado Springs Independent - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Colorado Springs, Forest Fires, Ridge High School

Quotes

"Today we had no real problems from the fire," he continued. "All divisions on the fire reported good success; they reported the fire staying where it was at; and they made progress mopping up the hot spots on the interior. No negatives, no structures, no nothing."

Black Forest Fire burns 400 homes, at 30 percent containment [Published Colorado Springs Independent - Jun 15 2013]

"All of this help from many different places is making a difference and I am very grateful to all of our brave men and women who are working very hard around the clock to save lives and property."

Commanders optimistic for today [Published Colorado Springs Independent - Jun 14 2013]

"HELP US MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE FOR OUR FRIENDS AFFECTED BY THE FIRE: For every Porchetta sold today, we'll give back $1 to A Joyful Noise Farm and 50-cents from everything else on The Meat Locker menu starting at 12 noon until close."

Eat meat to benefit Black Forest's A Joyful Noise Farm [Published Colorado Springs Independent - Jun 14 2013]

"So, not much progress; we've got a long ways to go," said incident commander Rich Harvey. "But given the weather forecast today, the winds and that kind of stuff, we're happy with the progress that we've made. We did get a few breaks ... This cloud cover preventing some of the solar radiation, raising the relative humidity, gave us a little bit of fighting chance — we took advantage of that."

Two dead in Black Forest Fire, containment at 5 percent [Published Colorado Springs Independent - Jun 14 2013]

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