Fire burning near Turkey Tracks Shooting Range, campers told to evac
Apr 12, 2025
UPDATE: As of 8:40 p.m. Saturday night, 30% containment on the Turkey Tracks Fire. No buildings damaged or threatened.ORIGINAL ARTICLE:According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, a forest fire is burning near the Turkey Tr
acks Shooting Range close to Highway 67 and Rainbow Falls in southern Douglas County near the county line with Teller. The fire began at 4:24 PM and at last update has been mapped to about 128 acres. At this time there are no evacuations, but the shooters at the range were removed from the area as well as campers. Rainbow Falls Campground was evacuated.There was 30% containment by 9 p.m. Saturday night, and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office is asking everyone to avoid the area. The Office of Emergency Management is working alongside the U.S. Forest Service and Teller County Sheriff's Office. According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, the fire was possibly started at the shooting range. This fire is burning on Forest Service Land and a helicopter is on scene to fight the fire. No buildings are being threatened at this time.Multiple agencies are responding including Douglas and Teller Counties and U.S. Forest Service. The cause has been determined to be human.Other fires have broken out at the same shooting range in the past. A Red Flag Warning was in effect in the area through most of the day and ended at 8 p.m.News5 has a crew at the scene and this article will be updated as we learn more. Custer, El Paso, Fremont, and Teller Counties use Everbridge to reach community members during an emergency. To sign up in Custer and Fremont Counties, click here. To sign up in El Paso and Teller Counties, click here.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 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