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Monday, April 29, 2013  Firefighters battled a wind and smoke in a grass fire burning behind homes in a creekbed Sunday.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  10 crews of highly trained pilots shook off the rust and were retrained for "Modular Air Fire Fighting Systems" or MAFFS at Peterson Air Force Base.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Colorado lawmakers are close to agreement on a slate of insurance changes inspired by homeowners' complaints after last year's wildfires.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Colorado has one small plane on standby to fight wildfires and another one is on the way.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  New safeguards to prevent state-set fires from going out of control have won unanimous approval in the state Senate.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  A year after Colorado saw its worst wildfire season, Colorado officials will resume limited preventive burning on state lands.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Continuing drought conditions across the state are prompting state officials to remind landowners to prepare for wildfires.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  The general in charge of the military response to civilian emergencies says officials are weighing whether to make it easier to call in military planes to help fight wildfires.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  The City of Colorado Springs hosted an emergency preparedness meeting Tuesday night. The meeting addressed wildfire awareness, and course of action in the community.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Gov. John Hickenlooper will deliver his third State of the State speech Thursday morning.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Fire code changes were presented at the Springs City Council Meeting.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  A $10 permit lets you search the forest for a local tree this year, and the tree-cutting is helping to clear out high fire danger areas.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Colorado Springs Police officers have arrested two men for burglarizing a home in the Waldo Canyon Fire burn area.

Monday, November 26, 2012  A Colorado Springs-based company that created t-shirts to generate relief funds in support of the Waldo Canyon Fire victims has created a new t-shirt in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Monday, October 29, 2012  The Wetmore Fire, which has been burning in Custer County for almost a week now, is fully contained as of Monday afternoon.