Highway 115 Closure for 24 Fire Now Extended Two Miles North to Fort Carson Gate 1

UPDATE: Fire off Highway 115 grows to 4,600 acres, still 0% contained

UPDATE: SUNDAY 3/22/2026 4:09 p.m. (PIKES PEAK REGION, Colo.) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) reported that wildland crews continue to assist on the 24 Fire near Highway 115, which has grown to over 4,000 acres. CSFD stated that crews are spread out over the fire. In the video below, watch as crews from [...]

Highway 115 closure for 24 Fire now extended two miles north to Fort Carson Gate 1

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The explosion of growth in Fremont County's "24 Fire" has led authorities to lengthen the 18-mile closure of Highway 115 that has been in place since Thursday evening. The closure is now extended two miles north, essentially to Fort Carson's main gate. That's where southbound drivers begin seeing cones, reducing traffic flow from two lanes to one. Over the weekend, the wildfire grew significantly, from 600 acres on…

Wildfire near Colorado Springs grows to over 4,000 acres

The 24 Fire has grown to 4,600 acres with zero percent containment as of Sunday morning, according to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office. According to an update posted to Facebook by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, the fire has continued to move in a northeast direction. However, the sheriff’s […]