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Chair Rock Fire in JeffCo causes evacs

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. - A wildfire is burning in Jefferson County, prompting immediate evacuations for residents within a 3-mile radius of the intersection of South Foxton Road and Platte River Road.The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is calling the fire the Chair Rock Fire and said the safest evacuation routes are along County Road 126 or Foxton Road.Officials said 410 phones were ...
New wildfire breaks out in Jefferson County

The Chair Rock Fire in Jefferson County has prompted a level-3 evacuation for residents in a three-mile radius of South Foxton and River roads in Jefferson County. The JeffCo Sheriff's Office received multiple reports of heavy smoke in the area Wednesday afternoon. Air support was dispatched and call out for type-3 and type-6 engines from all JeffCo fire districts was issued. A level-3 ...
Red Cross closes evacuation center

The American Red Cross will closed its shelter at Palmer Ridge High School in Monument Wednesday at noon. Red Cross caseworkers, health workers and mental health experts will continue to provide people affected by the Black Forest fire with resources, emotional comfort, health services and recovery assistance at four fixed locations. Tuesday night, 5 evacuated individuals stayed overnight at ...
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Chair Rock fire Evacuations ordered in southern Jefferson County

Air support arrived Wednesday afternoon to help fight a new wildfire burning in southern Jefferson County and evacuations have been ordered for residents.Residents in the area of the Chair Rock fire, located south of Conifer and east of Bailey, are reporting heavy smoke in the area, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Air support is already making water drops on the ...
Ammonia leak at Aurora water treatment facility injures one

Crews are on the scene at the Peter D. Binney Water Purification Facility after a tractor-trailer tanker had an ammonia hydroxide leak.One person was taken to an area hospital with unknown injuries, Aurora Fire Department spokeswoman Wendy Lippman said.The extent of the leak was not immediately known, but hazmat crews were on the scene of the water treatment facility at 5070 S. Robertsdale ...
Poms Names Minkel to Head Executive Protection in Colorado

Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Monica Minkel senior vice president and the leader of the executive protection practice in the Denver, Colo. office. Minkel will oversee the placement of executive protection products on a national scale and provide consulting, marketing and client support for directors and officers liability, professional liability and related product lines ...
Fire burning in Jefferson County

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. - A small fire is burning in Jefferson County.The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is calling it the Chair Rock Fire.Chair Rock is a rock formation near Pine, Cathedral Spires and Reynolds Park. It's about 12 miles from Highway 285.The 24/7 Weather Center reports wind speeds in the fire area are southeast at 13 mph with gusts up to 23 mph.Video from the scene ...
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DENVER - The first Dunkin' Donuts signs are going up in the Denver metro area.The KFC on Broadway and East 4th Avenue in Denver has closed. The sign now says "Dunkin' Donuts Coffee & More Coming Soon."Currently, there are three Dunkin' Donuts locations in Colorado, but they're all in Colorado Springs.Earlier this year, Dunkin' Donuts announced it is ...

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Hundreds vacate homes in Colorado as wildfires rage

BLACK FOREST, Colorado - A wildfire forced authorities to evacuate more than 900 prisoners from a state prison near Colorado Springs early Wednesday, one of four wildfires that raged across the Front Range of the Rockies burning up scores of homes.

About 2,500 homes and businesses in northeast El Paso County have also been evacuated, affecting about 6,400 people.

The fires were reported in El Paso County, Royal Gorge, Rocky Mountain National Park and Huerfano County.

Colorado Public Radio's Megan Verlee said at least 60 homes have been destroyed by one of the fires. The most damaging blaze is the Black Forest fire that has engulfed several homes in a heavily wooded development near Colorado Springs, she said.

Black Forest is a residential area northeast of Colorado Springs named for its thick growth of Ponderosa Pines.

Six helicopters and an air tanker were on the scene, El Paso County sheriff Terry Maketa said. C-130 cargo planes are also being deployed to help fight the fire.

The area is not far from last summer's devastating Waldo Canyon Fire that destroyed 346 homes and killed two.

The National Inter-agency Coordination Center says the Black Forest Fire has so far consumed about 7,500 acres and is zero percent contained. ...