Gearing up for wildfire season: Airmen at Peterson Space Force Base prepare C-130s for fire fighting

PLUS | Woody Paige: Is Penix Jr. the pick for the Broncos' Payton, Paton and Penner?, Seconds matter: How Columbine changed police response, and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Saturday, April 20, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Gearing up for wildfire season: Airmen at Peterson Space Force Base prepare C-130s for fire fighting]( As Colorado Springs and the West, head into a normal fire season, C-130s in town and nationally are getting kitted out to carry thousands of gallons of retardant or water. Colorado Springs could see both grass and forest fires that can be handled by local crews in a normal season, Fire Marshal Brett Lacey said. During these conditions, Cheyenne Canyon, where the tussock moth has killed fir trees, is still a major fire risk. [Read More]( [Woody Paige: Is Penix Jr. the pick for the Broncos' Payton, Paton and Penner?]( Sean Payton, George Paton and Greg Penner have to be the smartest people in the room and the NFL Thursday night. The triumvirate must be triumphant. [Read More]( [Seconds matter: How Columbine changed police response]( While Enley noted that he was not one of the officers who responded to Columbine that day, he has seen the major shift in the way police officers plan, prevent and deal with mass-shooting situations over the past 25 years — changes other law enforcement has made throughout the state and country. “We understand that seconds matter,” Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly said. “We understand that the longer it takes us to get it in the building, someone’s loved one could be dying — whether it’s their child or it’s a staff member at the school.” [Read More]( [Colorado Springs Utilities receives national grant funding to address aging gas service lines]( Officials with Colorado Springs Utilities announced Thursday the reception of a $5.2 million dollar grant in part of the national Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Program to fund the replacement of hundreds of natural gas service lines throughout aging neighborhoods in central Colorado Springs. [Read More]( [5 keys to Avalanche victory in first-round series against Jets | NHL Insider]( This Avalanche postseason feels wholly unpredictable. A first-round exit wouldn’t be surprising. Neither would a run to Stanley Cup Final. Finishing the regular season with a 4-5-2 run, despite having the MVP frontrunner in Nathan MacKinnon, creates that uncertainty before Game 1 on Sunday night. [Read More]( [For second year, safe injection site bill dies in Colorado Senate committee]( For the second year in a row, a Senate committee at the state Capitol has ended the legislative path for safe injection sites, also known as overdose prevention centers. Thursday night, the Senate Health & Human Services Committee voted 5-4 to postpone House Bill 1028 indefinitely. [Read More]( [Ball Arena behind the scenes: How Avalanche, Nuggets share building in postseason]( The Avs and Nuggets enter their respective playoffs Saturday and Sunday with championship expectations. Ball Arena could be jumping — night after night — all the way into June. It takes a dedicated, thankless, hard-working, and mostly nocturnal workforce to make it happen. “I would put our crew up against anyone in the nation,” said Matt Mennona, senior director of conversion at Ball Arena. “I think we’re one of the best.” [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here.]( Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903