News>Academy responders assist with Beaver Creek Fire
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The Beaver Creek fire burns north of the Air Force Academy Aug. 19, 2011. The fire consumed approximately 100 acres before being contained. Firefighters from the Tri-Lakes and Air Force Academy fire departments were among those who responded to the blaze. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)
A helicopter dumps water on a section of the Beaver Creek fire Aug. 19, 2011. The fire burned approximately 100 acres north of the Air Force Academy before it was extinguished. Firefighters from the Tri-Lakes and Air Force Academy fire departments helped fight the blaze. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)
Hotspots burn along the ridges of the Rocky Mountain Front Range in the evening hours of Aug. 19, 2011, north of the Air Force Academy. Firefighters from the Academy and the Tri-Lakes Fire Department who helped contain the blaze Aug. 19-21 got help from the weather, which extinsuighed the fire after it burned about 100 acres. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)
8/25/2011 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The Air Force Academy Fire Department joined U.S. Forest Service officials responding to a fire that started Aug. 19 northwest of the Academy.
The Academy supported the Forest Service with 13 firefighters over a two-day period to fight the Beaver Creek Fire, Academy Deputy Fire Chief Ken Helgerson said.
Academy firefighters predominantly provided structural protection to homes near the fire, Helgerson said. The fire department also provided two wildland firefighting vehicles to assist with suppression efforts.
The fire response team included a total of 144 firefighters from local agencies, including the Colorado Springs, Larkspur, Tri-Lakes and Palmer Lake fire departments, the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service, according to Forest Service fire information officer Ralph Bellah.
The Beaver Creek fire burned approximately 100 acres along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains before firefighters and the weather contained and extinguished it Sunday. The cause of the fire was still under investigation as of Aug. 25.
