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Grass fire sparks 11-agency area response Sunday afternoon — now 100% contained

Area fire personnel responded to a grass fire on Interstate 25 near mile marker 20 just north of the El Moro Rest Area Sunday afternoon, according to the Hoehne Fire Protection District. Multiple HFPD units responded, along with units from Spanish Peaks Bon Carbo Fire Protection District, Fishers Peak Fire Protection District, Fort Carson Fire Department, Trinidad Fire Department, Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife, the Colorado Department of of Transportation, Las Animas County Sheriff’s Department, Colorado State Patrol, the BSNF railroad and the Las Animas County Road & Bridge Department.

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Really up a tree —

Mama Bear keeps a close watch on little Boo-Boo as he pratices his climbing skills in the Bosque de Oso west of Trinidad on Hwy 12. Thank you Lucas White for sharing this great photo with all of us.

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