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Waldo Canyon Fire El Paso County, Colorado USA Day 2 News June 24, 2012

In El Paso County, Colorado off of Highway 24, outside Manitou Springs is where this fire is. This huge forest and wildland fire started on June 23, 2012 and quickly used up emergency resources to try and quickly bring it under control. As of 6:30PM MST, 11,000 people have been evacuated from the areas threatened. This fire has burned over 2500 acres, and has 0% containment. This fire threatens to burn the City of Manitou Springs, and the West Side of Colorado Springs if not brought under control soon. Evacuations are in place at this time for multiple El Paso and Teller County towns and cities. Please obey all orders to evacuate as emergency resources are brought in from local, state, other states, federal, and international sources to get this fire contained. Stay tuned with your local news stations on the radio, tv, or smart phone for updates and also monitor http://www.elpasoco.com/Pages/default.aspx for the latest closures and evacuation orders. Please support your local Red Cross with resources and donations to help out with evacuees of this emergency. Also monitor this page for evacuation updates: http://news.elpasoco.com/Pages/default.aspx?ReleaseID=547 Please do not use weedeaters, outdoor grills, or anything else that could spark up an additional fire. Resources need to focus on this emergency as much as possible, and you being extra cautious will be greatly appreciated. If you are in the Colorado Springs Area you can bring donations of bottled water and non-perishable food items to Care and Share at 2605 Preamble Point Colorado Springs, CO 80915. If at all possible stay indoors in a climate-controlled area to reduce your chances of heat exhaustion emergencies and other heat related injuries due to the high outdoor temperatures.
Fire Facts as of June 28, 2012:
Date started: June 23, 2012
Number of Personnel: 1,008
Location: West of Colorado Springs
Crews: 27
Size: 18,500 acres
Engines: 73
Percent Contained: 5%
Water Tenders: 3
Estimated Containment: 7/16/12
Helicopters: 2 Type 1, 2 Type 2 and 2 Type 3
Cause: Under investigation
Injuries to Date: 0
Structures threatened: 20,085 residences and 160 commercial structures
Evacuees: Approx. 32, 000
Cost to Date: $3, 200, 000
Structures lost Yet to be determined
Announcement:
Staffed road closures will be in effect at the following locations:
·● Forest Road 320, one half mile west of Mitchell Ave.
·● Forest Road 320 at Road 300. Road 300 will remain open.
·● Hwy 24 at the El Paso/Teller County line.
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Fire Fighters from South Metro Fire Rescue waiting to be dispatched from Colorado Springs Staging Area.
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Fire Fighters from South Metro Fire Rescue waiting to be dispatched from Colorado Springs Staging Area.

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  • A Fire Map of the Waldo Canyon Fire Incident, on "Day 2" of the wildfire, with Cedar Heights Subdivision, being threatened with immediate danger.
  • Apparatus arriving at Colorado Springs Staging Area for the Waldo Canyon Fire.
  • Delivering bottled water to personnel all around the Colorado Springs Staging Area for the Waldo Canyon Fire.
  • Water Supply trucks at staging.
  • Local and Denver area resources at staging. This huge forest and wildland fire started on June 23, 2012 and quickly used up emergency resources to try and quickly bring it under control. Evacuations are in place at this time for multiple El Paso and Teller County towns and cities. Please obey all orders to evacuate as emergency resources are brought in from local, state, other states, federal, and international sources to get this fire contained. Stay tuned with your local news stations on the radio, tv, or smart phone for updates and also monitor <a href="http://www.elpasoco.com/Pages/default.aspx">http://www.elpasoco.com/Pages/default.aspx</a> for the latest closures and evacuation orders. Please support your local Red Cross with resources and donations to help out with evacuees of this emergency. Also monitor this page for evacuation updates: <a href="http://news.elpasoco.com/Pages/default.aspx?ReleaseID=547">http://news.elpasoco.com/Pages/default.aspx?ReleaseID=547</a> Please do not use weedeaters, outdoor grills, or anything else that could spark up an additional fire. Resources need to focus on this emergency as much as possible, and you being extra cautious will be greatly appreciated. If you are in the Colorado Springs Area you can bring donations of bottled water and non-perishable food items to Care and Share at 2605 Preamble Point Colorado Springs, CO 80915. If at all possible stay indoors in a climate-controlled area to reduce your chances of heat exhaustion emergencies and other heat related injuries due to the high outdoor temperatures
  • Fire Crews reloading supplies from the staging area at Coronado High School.<br />
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Investigators are seeking the public's help for possible leads to the exact cause of the Waldo Canyon Fire. U.S. Forest Service Investigators are looking for people who were in the Waldo Canyon area at or around time of ignition and may have seen something that will help the investigators. If you were in the Waldo Canyon or Pyramid Mountain area on Friday 6/22 or Saturday 6/23 please call 719-477-4205 and leave your name, contact number and someone will return your call. Investigators are hoping that with the public's help, they can determine the cause of the Waldo Canyon Fire.
  • Emergency trailer from Colorado Springs Fire Department being operated at staging at Coronado High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado USA.
  • Staging Area at Coronado High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado for resources assigned to the Waldo Canyon Fire Incident.
  • Jon Webb, American Medical Response Supervisor, driving Quick Response Vehicle-2, arriving at Colorado Springs Staging area for the Waldo Canyon Fire.
  • American Red Cross Supervisor, Jon Webb talking with Sunny Smaldino, Public Communications Manager, Colorado Springs Fire Department at the staging area at Coronado High School for the Waldo Canyon Fire.
  • Volunteers delivering iced bottled water to Emergency Personnel at Colorado Springs Staging Area.
  • Fire Fighters from South Metro Fire Rescue waiting to be dispatched from Colorado Springs Staging Area.
  • A view of the Waldo Canyon Fire Incident from the Crowne Plaza Hotel, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  • A Chaplain helping out with a stack of donated coolers to be filled with ice and bottled water for emergency personnel.
  • South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Fighters being assigned to the Waldo Canyon Fire.
  • American Medical Response building up units and medics at Colorado Springs Area Staging on Sunday for support on the Waldo Canyon Fire that is threatening Colorado Springs Neighborhoods.
  • Many, many media units and staff on location at Coronado High School Colorado Springs, Colorado USA.
  • (L) Sunny Smaldino, Public Communications Manager, Colorado Springs Fire Department at the media staging area at Coronado High School for coverage of the Waldo Canyon Fire.
  • The Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, as seen from the media staging point at Coronado High School in Colorado Springs.
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