El Paso County News

The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder's Office is temporarily changing some policies for those who have lost or had to evacuate their home.

Severe t-storms will be possible through early this evening. Not everyone will see a storm, but for those that do, they could be rough.

As hundreds of firefighters began to get the upper hand on a huge blaze near Colorado Springs, investigators stepped up their probe into the cause of the most destructive wildfire in the state's history.

The Denver and El Paso County Bar Associations will offer free legal advice to wildfire victims at three events this week.

El Paso County sheriff Terry Maketa said Monday that local, state and federal investigators are "zeroing in on the point of origin" of the Black Forest Fire near Colorado Springs.

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"The Brentwood area is or was an older part," he said. "Some of these older homes didn't have foundations so you didn't know if it was a home or a barn or something like that."

Terrie and John Gardner thought they'd have more time. They were at their Colorado Springs home a year ago, nervously monitoring the Waldo Canyon Fire that was spreading quickly and getting closer.

As of 10:40 a.m. Monday, the following areas have been downgraded to pre-evacuation status: a South of Walker Rd. a East of Bar X Rd. and Highland Estates Rd. a North of Hodgen Rd. a West of Winchester Rd. a North side of Morgan Rd. a North side of Hardy Rd. This does not include the areas east of Winchester Rd., south of Morgan Rd. and south of ... (more)

I first heard word of the fire raging in the Black Forest area as I was working my shift in the warehouse at Synthes in Monument, CO.

Teams got help Sunday from the weather as steady rain moved through the densely wooded Black Forest near Colorado Springs in the afternoon.

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Judy Scott of Black Forest, Colo., waits for an informational meeting for residents affected by the wildfire in Monument, Colo.

Among about a hundred people cheering on the shift of firefighters heading in for Sunday night on the Black Forest fire was the Wester family, who joked that their house is probably still burning.

Take a flight above the wildfires: KUSA's helicopter pilot and photojournalist get a unique view above the wildfires that are spreading across Colorado.

Fire danger will still be high this afternoon, but not as high as earlier this week.

Black Forest fire evacuees listen as officials address a community meeting Saturday at Palmer Ridge High School in Monument.

Cars are lined up waiting to be escorted in the Black Forest fire evacuation zone to get animals and medications at Hodgen Road and Highway 83. Only people with proper identification that are returning to retrieve pets or critical medication from unaffected homes are being allowed into the area.

Frustrated evacuees said Saturday they were pushed over the edge by one El Paso County commissioner's comments at the Black Forest Community Meeting organized by El Paso County commissioners.

Firefighters trying to stop a monstrous wildfire outside Colorado Springs on Saturday worked to expand containment lines and lift evacuation orders for thousands of anxious residents in the most destructive blaze in state history, which has destroyed nearly 500 homes and killed two people.