Yesterday, residents were urgently ushered away from their homes as a brush fire swept through Bears Den Drive, prompting immediate evacuations. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, through a social media post, confirmed the evacuation of four homes in the face of the blaze. The emergent situation called for a response from multiple agencies, including South Metro, Jackson 105 Fire, Castle Rock Fire, and West Douglas Fire Protection, as they took on both the wildfire and the task of protecting the imperiled structures.
The coordinated effort of the fire crews, fighting the heavy fire raging in brush and shrub oak, eventually yielded a stabilizing outcome. Fast acting and diligent, by 10 pm, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reported that the wildfire’s forward progress had been halted and contained to an acre. Working with heavy fire in brush and shrub oak, thankfully, no structures succumbed to the flames. As authorities now turn their investigation towards discerning the cause, the community breathes a sigh of relief, albeit temporarily, until the cause is understood…