Tagged: Colorado Springs

The Waldo Canyon Fire has burned nearly 18,000 acres near Colorado Springs.  As of Sunday evening, the blaze was 55% contained. It has damaged almost 350 homes in the city and is responsible for two deaths.

President Obama’s major disaster declaration will allow U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to offer foreclosure relief and other assistance to certain families living in El Paso and Larimer Counties who have been affected by the Waldo Canyon and High Park fires.

It's been an emotional week for the area, and especially for residents directly affected by the Waldo Canyon Fire.  Those who live in the evacuated areas in Colorado Springs have been anxiously awaiting word of their homes, many of which burned earlier in the week.