Fire sparks at a Camp Guernsey training camp - KOTA Territory News

Fire sparks at a Camp Guernsey training camp

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A fire sparked at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center on Saturday. The 1,000 acre fire is burning near Sawmill Sawmill Canyon in the North Training Area. Variable winds have caused to fire to spread, making it hard for crews to contain the fire as of Sunday.

Camp Guernsey fire personnel and resources from the Arapaho fire are working to extinguish this fire.

Jane Carlson, Emergency Manager with the Platte County Sheriff's Office, says evacuation orders were given to residents in the following areas: Bulls Bend Road, Patten Creek Road, Emigrant Road and near Glendo State Park.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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