Birdseye Fire Now Fully Contained & Evacuations Lifted

  • Source: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver
  • Published: 10/10/2021 10:43 AM

The Birdseye Fire in El Paso County is now fully contained after firefighters spent multiple days working on it. The fire burned about 21 acres and one structure, but no injuries have been reported. Mandatory evacuations for a two mile radius around the fire, north of Peyton, will be lifted at noon on Sunday. Fire officials told CBS4’s Michael Abeyta on Saturday they are always on alert. “Fire season is year-round now,” said Jim Reid, the Director of the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management. “Here we are we’re probably going to have a freeze Monday and maybe snow on Tuesday and here we are fighting a wildland fire.” The fire started on Friday, but a cause has yet to be determined.



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