Wildfire Near Highway 115 Produces Heavy Smoke

Highway closed as flames and smoke spout from new wildfire burning in Colorado

At 9:45 a.m. on March 18, a new wildland fire sparked on Fort Carson lands in Fremont County, shutting down Highway 115, which connects Colorado Springs to the Cañon City area (Penrose). The closure of the highway is close to Beaver Creek State Wildlife Area, at mile marker 24. Per reporting from the Colorado Springs […]

Wildfire near Highway 115 produces heavy smoke

(FREMONT COUNTY, Colo.) — Fremont County Emergency Management reported that fire crews are on the scene at a wildland fire that started off Highway 115, which is currently producing large flames and a visible column of smoke as of 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18. The community is asked not to call 911 to report [...]

Wildfire burning on Fort Carson land partially closes Highway 115 in Fremont County

A wildfire burning in Fremont County shut down Highway 115 on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is allegedly burning on Fort Carson land.