Preevacuation lifted following wildfire burning near Wigwam area Monday
Mar 03, 2025
A pre-evacuation warning has been lifted following a wildfire near the Wigwam area in southern El Paso County Monday.The Cactus Creek Ranch area, which is located near Boca Raton Heights and La Questa Drive in Hanover, was under
a pre-evacuation warning due to a wildfire Monday evening.An alert was issued just before 5:30 p.m. That pre-evacuation was lifted around 7:15 p.m.WATCH: Pre-evacuation warnings due to wildfire burning near Wigwam area MondayPrevious CoverageThe fire is located near Rancho Colorado Boulevard, which is located off of I-25. According to the Hanover Fire Protection District, the fire is spreading east and has burned around 100 acres. The cause of the fire is under investigation.The protection district says the following departments are fighting the fire: SoCo Wildland Team Security Fire Department Fountain Fire Department Stratmoor Hills Fire Protection District Fort Carson Fire & Emergency ServicesThis is a developing story. News5 has a crew heading to the scene and will update this web story as we learn more. Are you prepared for the worst?The 911 authority says that a new partnership with the ReachWell app will allow Peak Alerts to integrate seamlessly and allow for 130 differentlanguage translations. Reachwell does not require users to make an additional account or personal information to receive the alerts.Once you have downloaded the ReachWell app follow these steps to get Peak Alerts through the App:1. Download the ReachWell App wherever you download apps or visit rwell.us/ElPasoCO and accept push notifications2. Select Preferred Language3. Add Peak AlertsKnow your emergency alerts_______Watch KOAA News5 on your time, anytime with our free streaming app available for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and Android TV. Just search KOAA News5, download and start watching. ...read more read less