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El Paso County commissioners urge stronger evacuation planning after recent wildfires
Summary
At the March 18 Board of County Commissioners meeting, commissioners described two recent wildfires that burned near Schriever Air Force Base and inside Colorado Springs, urged improved evacuation planning, and thanked local fire departments and the joint Office of Emergency Management for their response.
El Paso County commissioners on March 18 pressed for stronger evacuation planning and praised local firefighting crews after two recent wildfires burned in the county and within Colorado Springs.
Commissioner Wysong said one fire near Schriever Air Force Base burned “a little less than 3,000 acres” and damaged “a couple of structures,” while a separate fire inside Colorado Springs burned about 20 acres and damaged no structures. “We still need to make sure that we put…
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