PALMER LAKE — We reside with the specter of a wildfire yr spherical right here within the Pike’s Peak area and at the moment first responders from numerous state, native, and federal companies met up in El Paso county for a coaching train.
The situation of the “Simulated” hearth was the Palmer Lake space.
This incident administration staff was first established again in 2018 however then was sidelined throughout covid.
Their purpose at the moment was to get everybody concerned again collectively, working situations and speaking about how they’d work collectively in all hazards and conditions.
October is a high-fire hazard month, however the group additionally responds to hazards like blizzards as effectively which is one thing Colorado is not any stranger to.
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