Crews were responding to a grass fire east of the Colorado Springs Airport Thursday afternoon, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department.

A grass fire crept up a hill near Garden of the Gods Road and 30th Street on Thursday, threatening several homes in the Kissing Camels neighborhood.

Pre-evacuations and evacuations for the Meridian Fire have been lifted, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.

In social media posts Mayor Yemi Mobolade says the number one cause of wildfires in Colorado Springs is arson and the fire department has already responded to 183 homeless fires in just 73 days.

FAA regulations require Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting units to be on site at all commercial airports when a pilot declares an emergency.

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Forecast issued at 4:30 pm CST on Wednesday 12 March 2025. Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Mostly sunny.