As giant plumes of smoke rose over the northern edge of Colorado Springs last week, Schriever firefighters knew the call was coming.
The Schriever Fire Department received the call for mutual aid during the afternoon of June 12 and by early evening it had a crew on scene of what would turn out to be the most destructive wildland fire in Colorado history.
To date, Schriever has sent eight crew rotations to help save lives and homes in the heavily-wooded Black Forest neighborhood. Over a five-day period, 19 Schriever firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, with many pulling two 12-hour shifts.
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