The federal disaster agency has denied individual financial assistance for resident affected by the Black Forest Fire in Colorado Springs. The Gazette reports that a review of the June fire’s damages determined that the area did not qualify for that …
An assessment by the El Paso County health department has found damage to dozens of wells that supply water to homes in the area burned by the Black Forest Fire in June. The Gazette reports a survey of 522 wells …
The Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association estimates the preliminary insured damage for the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history at $292.8 million resulting from approximately 3,630 homeowner and auto insurance claims filed so far in the Black Forest Fire. El …
Early indications suggest Colorado’s most destructive wildfire wasn’t intentionally set. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says neither a dog nor specialized equipment have been able to detect an obvious signs of accelerants in the wooded area where the Black …
Investigators are getting closer to pinpointing where Colorado’s most destructive wildfire started and that should help allow residents of the area hit hardest by the blaze to temporarily return home. El Paso County sheriff Terry Maketa said Monday that local, …
Residents returning to the neighborhoods they were driven from just days ago by Colorado’s most destructive wildfire ever are seeing firsthand the path of destruction left behind by the flames. Firefighters battling the fire in a rural region northeast of …
The number of houses destroyed by a wildfire near Colorado Springs could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it’s possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. Authorities initially estimated that between 40 and 60 houses were …
A wildfire forced the evacuation of more than 900 prisoners at a state prison outside Colorado Springs early Wednesday, one of four blazes across the Front Range that destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to flee. Department …