Crime & Safety
Falcon Grass Fire Leads To Evacuations: Colorado Springs FD
About 100 residences east of Highway 24 near Falcon have been evacuated due to a fast-moving grass fire.
FALCON, CO -- A fast-moving grass fire southeast of Falcon has led to evacuations of more than 200 homes homes west of Highway 24 between Garrett Road to the North and East Blaney Road to the South. (See map below).
The El Paso County Sheriff reported that Highway 24 is closed.
The Red Cross has established an evacuation center at Patriot Learning Center, 11990 Swingline Road, the El Paso sheriff's office said.
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Fire at Highway 24 and Constitution. Mandatory evacuations in place from Garrett Road, to Highway 24, to Meridian Road, to E. Blaney Road. pic.twitter.com/fqkI8ndJ3S
— EPCSheriff (@EPCSheriff) April 3, 2018
Working Grass Fire East of HWY 24 North of Constitution. #CSFD crews on scene as mutual aid companies. Call 911 to report only new fire starts as call center exp overwhelming volume. @FalconFireDept lead information agency #coloradosprings #elpasocounty pic.twitter.com/sAt4awEfHB
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) April 3, 2018
Image via Colorado Springs Fire Dept.
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