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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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  • Fox 21 News Colorado Springs, at the media staging point-Coronado High School, doing coverage of the Waldo Canyon Fire Incident.
  • South Metro Fire Department's Wildland Truck 243 arriving at staging on the Waldo Canyon Fire Incident.
  • Fire attack plane dropping fire retardant on the Waldo Canyon Fire.
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  • Manitou Springs, evacuated and empty due to the threat of the Waldo Canyon Fire on June 24, 2012.
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  • AMR Ambulances staged at Coronado High School and staffed with volunteers of off-duty paramedics and EMT's from AMR for the Waldo Canyon Fire Incident.
  • Smoke plumes rising from the second day of the Waldo Canyon Fire incident in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
  • Seen here is Heather Skold from ABC, News Channel 13, Colorado Springs, Colorado doing a LIVE INTERVIEW at Coronado High School on the Waldo Canyon Fire, on June 24, 2012. You can like her on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeatherSkoldNC13">https://www.facebook.com/HeatherSkoldNC13</a><br />
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DENVER The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Waldo Fire in El Paso County and the Weber Fire in Montezuma County.<br />
"Fighting wildfires can be very costly," said FEMA Region 8 Administrator Robin Finegan. "FEMA doesn't actually fight the fires, but we can help firefighters and other first responders with the financial resources they need to do their job."<br />
At the time of the state's request for the Waldo Fire, the fire was threatening 250 homes in and around Manitou Springs, Cedar Creek, Carroll Canyon, Green Mountain Falls and Cascade, with a population of more 8,000. The fire was also threatening watershed, flood control structures, the United States Air Force Academy, utilities and communications equipment in the area.<br />
At the time of the request for the Weber Fire, the fire was threatening 105 homes in and around Elk Stream Ranch, Cherry Creek and Mancos. The fire is also threatening buildings, communication towers, utilities, equipment and an area watershed.<br />
The authorization makes FEMA funding available to pay 75 percent of the state's eligible firefighting costs for managing, mitigating and controlling the fire. These grants do not provide assistance to individual home or business owners and do not cover other infrastructure damage caused by the fire.<br />
On June 6, FEMA approved an FMAG for the High Park Fire in Larimer County.<br />
Fire Management Assistance Grants are provided through the President's Disaster Relief Fund and made available by FEMA to assist in fighting fires that threaten to cause a major disaster. Eligible items can include expenses for field camps; equipment use, repair and replacement; mobilization and demobilization activities; and tools, materials and supplies.<br />
"We continue to urge residents to heed the advice of local officials and have an emergency plan in the place," Finegan added.<br />
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FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders and to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
  • Seen here is El Paso County Commissioner, District 3, Sallie Clark, showing me a map of fire activity and fire threatened areas of Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America, that are due to the massive Waldo Canyon Fire.<br />
Get more information about Sallie Clark at: <a href="http://bcc.elpasoco.com/Pages/District3SallieClark.aspx">http://bcc.elpasoco.com/Pages/District3SallieClark.aspx</a>
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