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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (492887)	6/27/2012 1:36:47 PM
From: Bridge Player	of 793895

From the Colorado Springs Gazette, 8 days ago: Deputies pursue arsonist for fires near Divide June 19, 2012 4:13 PM THE GAZETTE SPRINGER FIRE BY THE NUMBERS: Size: 1,145 acres Containment: 23 percent Homes evacuated: 150 Firefighters: 320 Helicopters: 3 Air tankers: 2 Fire engines: 29 RELATED COVERAGE: • Map of the fire zone • Larimer County fire more than 65,000 acres. • Officials: Gunfire likely started Springer. Here's a roundup from the Springer fire, which continues to burn west of Colorado Springs: 7 p.m. Wednesday: Teller County Sheriff Mike Ensminger said nine fires have been set in Teller County since Monday -- with seven of them set in less than two hours on Wednesday. He said all the fires were called in by residents who worked to put them out before firefighters arrived. All told, the fire burned about a quarter of an acre. But deputies are anxious to catch whoever is lighting the fires in such dangerous conditions. "Today there seemed to be somewhat of a pattern," Ensminger said Wednesday evening. "We were bouncing back and forth to these fires minutes from each other." The fires have been set on Cedar Mountain and Twin Rocks roads, in Aspen Village and Rosewood Hills, he said. There has been no property damage or injuries. Ensminger asked anyone who sees suspicious activity to call 911. Read more: gazette.com ====================================================== This is not the fire that destroyed so many homes in the area on Tuesday 6/26. That fire is known as the Waldo Canyon fire. Among the 32,000 evacuees from that fire are 2100 who live on the grounds of the Air Force Academy. Note: Since the newspaper story was datelined 6/19, a Tuesday, I assume that the references to Wednesday evening referred to the prior Wednesday, 6/13.

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