Reporter on this balmy fall sunday elizabeth fire crews worked to keep up aging equipment. Working well past the traditional fire season. The fire comes at any time of the year. Reporter because of us because of that elizabeth fires are coming to voters in three weeks asking for an extension for new fire and other equipment. What we are going to ask voters to do is not raise taxes, but allow us to continue a tax initiative. Reporter the chief says his crew responded to a wildfires last week alone. I believe everyone was threatening homes at some point. Homes are being built into these areas and it is in a much freeman fire continues to rage. Homeowners grateful for firefighter efforts. I want to commend the firefighters. They did a fantastic job. Reporter in fact, down in elizabeth tonight there is a fire alert in effect until 9 pm and along much of the front range. There is a red flag warning or a high wind warning. There are also concerns over the lantern festival at the Colorado Nat
Homes are being built with, into the wild land areas, and its getting harder to fight the fires, plus we have a much higher risk of loss to our community because the homes are being threatened on a regular basis. Smoke from the freeman fire is visible as far away as vail. The fire is roughly 300 acres in size. In the newsroom, russella thon, molly, back to you. Back to you. You. Some grass caught fire earlier, the good news, the fire is 100 contained. It never threatened structures. Its unknown what exactly caused this fire. Now lets check in with meteorologist Stacy Donaldson with the first alert. The fire dang is sticking around until tomorrow . Absolutely, and be aware that it is so dry, with the high fire danger, even a so winds are definitely stronger, 2040mile an hour winds, current gusts for the front range and Eastern Plains arent as intense, but will be into tomorrow as we continue to hang on to the high fire danger. But we have a high wind warning through tomorrow night. In t
Officer was found gunned in his police car and he was taken to the hospital where hh died. Theres a clear and present danger to other officers out there and to the public of course. I just got an update that schools in that city of urban dale are closed today. Theyre telling everyone to not come to School Buildings because that suspect is still out there. The names of the officers kills havent been released, but well follow this. But first right now, lets give you your first alert forecast. Were i special treat today. Meteorologist lisa hidalgo and stacy are in the field. Theyre joining us from the littleton and the rtd station where theyre hanging out with first alert freebies for us today. Reporter we have free coffee on a wednesday. This isnt friday that were giving away free coffee. Say hello to those ladies at the restaurant and stacy. Shes brightened up in her red jacket. Were going to be here from 5 00 to 7 00 giving away free coffee. That exact minute when you need to get on th
Denver 7. If you dont, you better. Heres a look at your forecast. Heres your cheat sheet 7. If you dont, you better. Heres a look at your forecast. Heres your cheat sheet on what is today its wednesday. Its 10 degrees cooler. Close to 60 degrees. Partly cloudy and low 60. It will get warmer starting tomorrow which will be nice. Highs back to near 70 degrees. Still very dry. So watch for that. Were looking at a chance for showers, but probably not until weekend. I love to get a little rain. Again, live out here with paul and w we have more coming up for your first alert freebie. Lisa and stacy, ill say this to you as well, happy National Broadcast traffic professionals day. Yeah, thats for me. We have a snow day right now up in the mountain. You can see that here on i70 and vail pass where the snow is coming down. We have the traction law in place as well as the chain aws on the eastbound side of i70. The traction laws is what you need you need snow tires or mud tires or other good tire
Calling this an ambush. Nicole brady is tracking development from the first alert desk. The big concern guys is that there is a gunman still out there. This was an ambush style attack. Both of the Police Officers were shot while they were just sitting in their patrol cars in two separate locations. The first shooting an urbandale office he have killed in a patrol car and moments later could be seen in the car. He was transported to the hospital ask died. Police have no suspect information to share. They say other officers are in danger and they have paired up officers for now as the search for this person continues. 6 01. A live look outside. A new weather record for the city of denver. We have gone without snow in denver for three octobers in a row. That has never happened before. Theres no sign of any snow anywhere on the horizon. Lisa hidalgo and stacy this afternoon, its going to be warm, but this morning, chilly in littleton. But theyre handing out free coffee. Good morning, lady.