Colorado officials are thanking firefighters for their quick action after multiple fires threatened nearby homes. First responders in Douglas County say the series of small brush fires that burned 130 ...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says the airport fire, sparked Sunday, would have been a far worse result had it not been for the helicopter operated by the county itself.
The Airport Fire, which burned about 130 acres and prompted evacuations Sunday afternoon in Douglas County south of Chatfield Reservoir, could have been "much worse" without a quick aerial attack. "We ...