Outdoor fire
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Event title
United States - Fire burning near Turkey Tracks Shooting Range, campers told to evac
Source
Severity
Low
Event date (UTC)
2025-04-13 05:54:15
Last update (UTC)
2025-04-13 05:54:15
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Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Turkey Track Shooting Area, North, Sedalia, Colorado
A fire is burning near the Turkey Tracks Shooting Range exacerbated by dry brush and a Red Flag Warning.According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, a forest fire is burning near the Turkey Tracks Shooting Range close to Highway 67 and Rainbow Falls in southern Douglas County near the county line with Teller. The fire began at 4:24 PM and at last update has been mapped to about 128 acres. At this time there are no evacuations, but the shooters at the range were removed from the area as well as campers. Rainbow Falls Campground was evacuated.There was 30% containment by 9 p.m. Saturday night, and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office is asking everyone to avoid the area. The Office of Emergency Management is working alongside the U.S. Forest Service and Teller County Sheriff's Office.According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, the fire was possibly started at the shooting range. This fire is burning on Forest Service Land and a helicopter is on scene to fight the fire. No buildings are being threatened at this time.Multiple agencies are responding including Douglas and Teller Counties and U.S. Forest Service. The cause has been determined to be human.Other fires have broken out at the same shooting range in the past. A Red Flag Warning was in effect in the area through most of the day and ended at 8 p.m.News5 has a crew at the scene and this article will be updated as we learn more.Custer, El Paso, Fremont, and Teller Counties use Everbridge to reach community members during an emergency. To sign up in Custer and Fremont Counties, click here. To sign up in El Paso and Teller Counties, click here.The 911 authority says that a new partnership with the ReachWell app will allow Peak Alerts to integrate seamlessly and allow for 130 different
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