Springs Fire plans evacuation drill for Broadmoor Bluffs neighborhood

13TH FORECAST COMING UP, DIE AND FRIDAY. THE 13TH. ALL RIGHT, ALEX, THANK YOU. TODAY'S RED-FLAG WARNING AS A REMINDER FOR ALL OF US TO BE READY FOR A WILDFIRE. >> OR A GRASS FIRE. THE COLORADO SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING AN EVACUATION DRILL LATER THIS MONTH FOR THE BROAD MORE BLUFFS NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF OUR CITY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DESIGNATES THAT SIDE OF TOWN AS A WILD LAND, URBAN INTERFACE. SO THAT MEANS THE AREA HAS A GREATER THAN NORMAL RISK TO PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES. IF A WILDFIRE STARTS THIS UPCOMING DRILL GIVES CREWS AND THE COMMUNITY PRACTICE. >> IN A REAL LIFE EMERGENCY, A REAL-LIFE EVACUATION. YOU WOULD GET INFORMATION OF WHAT THE THREAT IS TO THE RESPONDING AGENCY WHERE TO GO OR HOW TO EVACUATE AND THAT THIS WILL SIMULATE THAT. >> THE TOWN HALL MEETING STARTS AT 6 TONIGHT AT CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL TO HELP PEOPLE GET READY FOR THAT DRILL. SEPTEMBER 28TH, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE PART IN THE DRILL YOU HAVE TO DO. YOU DO HAVE TO SIGN UP AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE THE ALERTS THAT DAY AFTER THE MORNING DRILL ON THE 28TH, THE FIRE DEPARTM

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