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Colorado Springs firefighters respond to fire at Broadmoor Hotel
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Fox21, Local

Colorado Springs firefighters respond to fire at Broadmoor Hotel

By Norishka Pachot | Fox 21 News The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) and Broadmoor Fire responded to a fire at the Broadmoor Hotel in the early morning hours of Thursday, Dec. 26. At around 2:51 a.m., CSFD reported via X (formerly known as Twitter) that there was a fire in a closed outdoor pool cabana. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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Colorado Springs’ Randy Royal named IAFC Fire Chief of the Year
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Colorado Springs’ Randy Royal named IAFC Fire Chief of the Year

By Austin Sack | Fox 21 Colorado Springs At the core of the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is a group of people who love to serve the city, but every group needs a strong leader. The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has selected CSFD Fire Chief Randy Royal as the Career 2024 Fire Chief of the Year. Chief Royal was awarded the honor on Aug. 14 at the 2024 Fire-Rescue International Conference in Dallas, Texas. Since 1996, the International Fire Chief of the Year award has recognized one volunteer and one career fire chief for their leadership, innovation, professional development, integrity, public service, and contributions to the fire service on an international level. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 COLORADO SPRINGS
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Rural communities face critical firefighter shortage, in some cases, outlook is ‘bleak’
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coloradopolitics.com, State

Rural communities face critical firefighter shortage, in some cases, outlook is ‘bleak’

By Deborah Grigsby | Colorado Politics When Elizabeth Fire Chief T.J. Steck first entered the fire service more than 30 years ago, he was one of more than 2,000 applicants for just six full-time positions with Denver Fire. Competition was intense. That’s not the case now, Steck told members of the Colorado Wildfire Matters Review Committee on Tuesday.  “Now, fire departments across the Front Range are actually fighting each other for applicants and trying to poach from each other — because we don't have the number of applicants anymore,” he said. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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