Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) officials are working to raise awareness about fire risks in the growing eastern part of the city, where prairie grass presents different but equally dangerous fire hazards compared to traditional forest fires.
“This part of town also shares the risk, so it needs to share the responsibility,” a CSFD official told residents during a community meeting in Banning Lewis Ranch.
Though the vegetation differs from wooded areas, officials emphasized the potential outcomes remain just as serious…