UPDATE: Fort Carson fire at 80% containment
UPDATE: FRIDAY 3/29/2024 10:10 a.m.
(FORT CARSON, Colo.) — Fort Carson reports the fire did not grow overnight remaining at 106 acres and is now at 80% containment.
NEW INFORMATION: Fort Carson fire now 80% contained, no overnight growth
UPDATE: Fort Carson fire now 30% contained, evacs lifted
UPDATE: THURSDAY 3/28/2024 5:18 p.m.
(FORT CARSON, Colo.) — The fire burning on Fort Carson is 30% contained as of 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to Fort Carson officials.
The size of the fire has not grown from 106 acres. All pre-evacuation orders have been cancelled, and Fort Carson said there is no longer any threat to any structures on post. The majority of children evacuated from Cheyenne Mountain Child Development Center and Patriot School Age Services have been reunited with their families.
Fort Carson said it would provide another update at 10 a.m. on Friday, no further updates will be provided Thursday.
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Watch the full press conference in the video player below.
106 acres burned, Fort Carson fire 20% contained
UPDATE: THURSDAY 3/28/2024 3:59 p.m.
According to Sean Brown, Garrison Commander at Fort Carson, the fire on post has burned 106 acres and is currently 20% contained.
At a press conference on Thursday afternoon, Brown was joined by Michael Madrid with the Fort Carson Fire Department, who said initial wind shifts made the fire erratic, prompting the large response and call for mutual aid, along with the proximity to buildings and houses.
No students were present at Patriot Elementary School, however Brown confirmed that several hundred people including children were evacuated from Cheyenne Mountain Child Development Center and Patriot School Age Services.
Madrid said the majority of the fire was knocked down fairly quickly, and assured the community that crews would remain on scene the rest of the day and throughout the night to watch for flare-ups and hotspots.
No cause has been determined.
WATCH: Fort Carson to provide update on fire
UPDATE: THURSDAY 3/28/2024 3:21 p.m.
According to CSFD, Highway 115 has reopened. Fort Carson will hold a press conference on the fire at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
UPDATE: 10 acres burned on Fort Carson, pre-evacs ordered
UPDATE: THURSDAY 3/28/2024 2:16 p.m.
According to an update from Fort Carson officials, approximately 10 acres have been impacted by the fire burning on post and pre-evacuation orders are in place as a precaution.
Fort Carson said the fire began around 1 p.m. on Thursday behind Patriot Elementary School. The school has been evacuated, but there are no students in session due to spring break. Sam Houston Loop within Dakota Ridge housing area is under pre-evacuation as a precaution.
Cheyenne Mountain Child Development Center and Patriot School Age Services are being evacuated to the youth center. Gate 1 is closed to inbound traffic. Outbound is open to emergency vehicles only.
The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) reports that Highway 115 near Fort Carson is closed due to the fire.
Cimarron Hills, Highway 115, Security, Fountain, Monument, Stratmoor Hills, and Colorado Springs Fire Departments are all responding for mutual aid.
UPDATE: Fire on Fort Carson, CSFD requested for mutual aid
UPDATE: THURSDAY 3/28/2024 1:38 p.m.
The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) sent out a correction on X (formally known as Twitter) that there is a fire happening on Fort Carson that is causing a lot of smoke to be visible from most of the city.
CSFD has been requested for mutual aid. “This is not in city limits at this time,” wrote CSFD.
ORIGINAL STORY: Smoke visible across most of the city from Fort Carson
THURSDAY 3/28/2024 1:32 p.m.
The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) said that the smoke visible from most of the city is from Fort Carson, on Thursday, March 28.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Prescribed burnings at Fort Carson
Fort Carson said it had scheduled prescribed burns to start around the end of March and would happen intermittently through April 15.
FOX21 has a crew on the way to the area and has also reached out to Fort Carson for more information. Check back here for updates.
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