DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — As the heat settles in across Colorado, local fire crews are staying busy, putting out several small vegetation fires in just the past few days.
“This has definitely been a busier week than we what we’ve seen,” said Brian Willie, spokesperson for South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR).
A vegetation fire broke out Monday night near Thunder Ridge High School in Highlands Ranch. The cause is undetermined, but crews found several fireworks in the area. Willie said firefighters were quickly able to get a handle on the fire.
“The lucky thing about this fire is it was bordered by a parking lot to the left and the street to the right, so it really gave a good border for that fire,” he said.
SMFR responded to four small vegetation fires on Tuesday.
South Metro Fire“One of them was a party driving down 470 and saw a car sparking. Those sparks caused a very small vegetation fire at C470 and Broadway. We had a small power line issue in the Castle Pines area that started a small fire in a party’s backyard. And then we had a couple others that were undetermined along a canal,” Willie told Denver7.