Colorado Springs Firefighters

It’s an honor to be part of this initiative with the WFI team. We’re looking forward to more collaboration and change as we push to shed light on the health and wellness of our firefighters and firefighters across the country.

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Update on CO-TF1👇👇

All jokes aside, today really is Election Day! Don't forget to turn in your ballot by 7 p.m. tonight. For more information on this election, your district, and more visit ColoradoSprings.gov/voterinfo

It's Election Day! Don't miss your chance to have a say in who will be making decisions for your neighborhood. Ballots must be turned in by 7 p.m. tonight to be counted. Find one of our convenient ballot box locations at ColoradoSprings.gov/voterinfo

This week, the week of November 18th, is recognized as National Crash Responder Safety week. As of late September, 28 first responders had been killed by vehicles including law enforcement, fire, EMS, DOT, and tow truck drivers. All of those people had families to go home to but didn't get to and ALL of those incidents were preventable. The State of Colorado has a "Move-Over" law requiring drivers to slo down and move over when approaching emergency vehicles, tow-trucks, or highway maintenance when emergency lights are activated. We unfortunately encounter close calls daily whether we're working on the side of a road or highway or responding to calls. One is one too many.

We’re grateful for support from Mayor Yemi as we send our crews to help our neighbors in the east during #HurricaneMilton

🚨UPDATE 🚨 An additional 35 members of Colorado Task Force 1 (CO-TF1) will be responding to Florida to assist with Hurricane Milton. CSFD will be sending 10 members in addition to the 4 CSFD members there. The 4 currently there will be transitioned to come home soon. CSFD has 17 total members assigned to CO-TF 1. For our Springs community- sending these personnel to help our neighbors in the east will not impact our operations in any way in Colorado Springs. Photo: West Metro Fire Rescue

🚨IMPORTANT INFO🚨 This year's IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial scheduled for Saturday has been moved up to an earlier time due to possible inclement weather. The new times for the Ride of Honor and Memorial Service are as follows:

And they're off! Another CSFD crew of 3 is headed up to the Quarry Fire burning in Jefferson County. The fire has burned about 200 acres with 0% containment. Nearly 600 homes have been evacuated in the area. Our crew will not know their assignment until they get there. We'll keep you all updated on their status. With this team of 3 heading up this makes 13 CSFD personnel who are deployed on fires across the western states and Colorado. 1 member is in Idaho, 2 in Oregon, 3 in Mesa Verde National Park, and 4 near Loveland at the Alexander Mountain Fire.

NOW HIRING!! CSFD has several open positions and we want YOU to join our team! Learn more and apply here: governmentjobs.com/careers/cospri…

Thank you Colorado Springs Firefighters @local5iaff #EveryLocalCounts #OurIAFF9th #BigMike9th24

HAPPENING NOW: Colorado Springs Fire crews battling flames and smoke from 2 houses on fire on the northeast side of town. krdo.com/news/2024/03/2…

The CSFD is aware of a fire burning on @AF_Academy grounds. At this time CSFD has not been requested to help. As of 1:34 pm there are no fires burning in city limits.

@AF_Academy MEDIA STAGING: South Gate visitor center parking lot. #CSFDPIOResponding 📸: CSFD drone

#UPDATE: as of 2pm additional CSFD units have been requested. Units are as follows: Wildland 4 Brush 15 Brush 20 Brush 22 Battalion Chief 4 Special Operations Unit 52 We have a total of 31 CSFD personnel on scene at this time. @AF_Academy is lead on this fire but we will continue to share their information to keep our community informed.

#UPDATE: #ColoradoSpringsFire has been requested for mutual aid for the fire burning on @AF_Academy. Brush 12, Brush 3, Wildland 9, and Battalion Chief 1 will be assisting.

Please sign up for Peak Alerts for emergency notifications, Know Your Zone, and be prepared with a plan. Access all of these preparedness tools at coloradosprings.gov/ready.

🚩RED FLAG WARNING🚩 The US National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for today, February 21st, from 10 am to 6 pm. Expect strong winds and low relative humidity. Please be fire-safe and refrain from any outdoor burning to reduce the potential of a fire.

#ColoradoSpringsFire responded to a dog stuck after sliding down snowy rocks. Crews from E10, T10, and HR17 were able to assist Milo back up the rocks where he was reunited with his family!