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​How to Stay Safe During Excessive Heat Events

7/1/2025

 
Outdoor Activities
  • Slow down. Reduce, eliminate or reschedule strenuous activities until the coolest time of the day. Those particularly vulnerable to heat such as children, infants, older adults (especially those who have preexisting diseases, take certain medications, living alone or with limited mobility), those with chronic medical conditions, and pregnant women should stay in the coolest available place, not necessarily indoors.
  • Dress for summer. Wear lightweight, loose fitting, light-colored clothing to reflect heat and sunlight.
  • Minimize direct exposure to the sun. Sunburn reduces your body's ability to dissipate heat.
Eating and Drinking
  • Eat light, cool, easy-to-digest foods such as fruit or salads. If you pack food, put it in a cooler or carry an ice pack. Don't leave it sitting in the sun. Meats and dairy products can spoil quickly in hot weather.
  • Drink plenty of water (not very cold), non-alcoholic and decaffeinated fluids, even if you don't feel thirsty. If you are on a fluid-restrictive diet or have a problem with fluid retention, consult a physician before increasing consumption of fluids. 
  • Do not take salt tablets unless specified by a physician.
Cooling Down
  • Use air conditioners or spend time in air-conditioned locations such as malls and libraries.
  • Use portable electric fans to exhaust hot air from rooms or draw in cooler air.
  • Do not direct the flow of portable electric fans toward yourself when room temperature is hotter than 90°F. The dry blowing air will dehydrate you faster, endangering your health.
  • Take a cool bath or shower.
Check on Others
  • Check on older, sick, or frail people who may need help responding to the heat. Each year, dozens of children and untold numbers of pets left in parked vehicles die from hyperthermia.  Keep your children, disabled adults, and pets safe during tumultuous heat waves.
  • Don't leave valuable electronic equipment, such as cell phones and gps units, sitting in hot cars.
  • Make sure rooms are well vented if you are using volatile chemicals.
More information at https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat-during

Avoid Colorado Springs Utilities Scam Calls

7/1/2025

 
Scammers are clever, persuasive professional criminals skilled at finding unique ways to get what they want from their victims. They call or show up at your door when you're busy or distracted, and the last thing you want is to have your service disrupted.
  • If you are ever suspicious of a phone call or visitor, hang up or make the person wait outside and call CSU at (719) 448-4800 to confirm the call or visit.
  • Learn more tips about avoiding all kinds of scams at https://www.csu.org/Pages/Scams.aspx
  • Recent News article: https://www.kktv.com/2023/07/10/colorado-springs-utilities-warns-public-about-scams/

Report Potholes / Maintain Concrete

7/1/2025

 
There are increasing issues with concrete damage and street potholes.  For all city streets in PCVA, homeowners can report pothole issues on the GoCOS! website, https://coloradosprings.gov/public-works/page/concrete-maintenance. 

Homeowners must maintain the concrete adjacent to their homes, specifically sidewalks and driveways.  These areas should be kept free of damage, holes, degradation, and major heaves between sidewalk slabs. 

Visit https://coloradosprings.gov/public-works/page/concrete-maintenance and learn about the City  “cost share” program, where the homeowner and the City can split the costs of severe sidewalk repairs. 

Why is this important to the homeowners, if the City has the responsibility to maintain our sidewalks?  From the website:  “Even though property owners are not responsible for the maintenance of the concrete adjacent to their property, property owners are not relieved of any legal liability regarding their sidewalk. If they are willing to pay half the cost of repairing the concrete, the work can be expedited.”

Recreational Fireworks are Illegal in COS

7/1/2025

 
Recreational fireworks are illegal in Colorado Springs. That includes all fireworks with a fuse or that require a flame to ignite. Novelty items like snappers and poppers are allowed.
Report Illegal Fireworks
  • If you hear or witness the use of fireworks being used by a neighbor, call 444-7000.
  • Only call 9-1-1 in the event of an injury or fire.
  • When you call either of the numbers, ALWAYS stay on the line until a call taker answers.
          *** Fireworks are illegal to purchase, possess, or use within the city limits of Colorado Springs ***
      A fire started by fireworks that threaten or damages property is a crime of arson. Possession, use and/or the sale of fireworks is subject to a fine up to $2,500 and/or up to 189 days in jail. All citations will demand a mandatory court appearance in municipal court. Professional public firework displays are regulated and permitted upon approval from the Division of the Fire Marshal under the city code.
     The law in the state of Colorado is very specific relating to fireworks, reckless burning, and arson, regardless of where the offense occurs. One thought to consider is that a child can be arrested in Colorado at the age of ten for setting a fire even if he/she did not mean for the fire to damage anything or get out of control. Children ten years of age or older can be arrested for any one of these statutes.     
     In an effort to keep our community safe, CSFD fire investigators conduct fireworks patrols July 3-5 each year. They confiscate any fireworks that are found and issue citations to those in possession of illegal fireworks.
     CSFD has set up drop-off boxes for fireworks at all 22 fire stations around town. People are encouraged to voluntarily bring in their fireworks for proper disposal. This is an anonymous drop-off, no questions will be asked and no citations will be issued for bringing in fireworks. We encourage anyone who has old fireworks to drop those off as well.

Actions You Can Take to Be Safe
  • On Independence Day in a typical year, far more U.S. fires are reported than on any other day, and fireworks account for two out of five of those fires, more than any other cause of fires.
  • If you want to see fireworks, go to a public show put on by experts.
  • Do not use consumer fireworks.
  • Keep a close eye on children at events where fireworks are used.
  • The risk of fireworks injury is highest for young people ages 15-24, followed by children under 10.
  • Nationwide, more than 16,000 reported fires are started by fireworks annually.
  • Download and share the Fireworks Safety Flyer posted below.

Dispose of Fireworks Safely
Most household hazardous waste facilities don't accept fireworks for disposal. Contact local law enforcement to see if they have a disposal program.
  1. Soak the fireworks in water until they are completely saturated.
  2. Wrap the wet fireworks in double trash bags.
  3. Store safely away from children and pets.
  4. Place the packaged waste in your trash on the day it's picked up or taken to the landfill.
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/preparing-products-found-your-home-for-disposal

For more information visit 
https://coloradosprings.gov/fire-department/page/fireworks-safety



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​Driver Signaling & Roundabouts/Traffic Circles

6/15/2025

 
Please help keep our neighborhood roadways safe for everyone by signaling as you enter and exit Pine Creek traffic circles (roundabouts) to ensure road safety within our neighborhoods.  

Per the Colorado Driver Handbook:
 - p. 20 - Rotary Island/Roundabout Lane: Yield to traffic already within the rotary island. Drive to the right and watch for directional signs and signals.
- p. 22 - Signaling: Before making any turn, whether the turn is into another roadway, a parking lot, another traffic lane, or leaving a parked position, it is extremely important that you signal. Your signal lets other drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians know your intentions. In urban or metropolitan areas, you must signal continuously for 100 ft. before making a turn or lane change. On four-lane highways where the posted speed limit is more than 40 m.p.h. you must signal for 200 ft.Failing to signal is a traffic violation.

Read more about Signaling and Rotary Island/Roundabout/Traffic Circle Driving at 
www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/DriverHandbook.pdf and 
www.drivesmartcolorado.com/programs/buckle/street-signage-pavement-markings/#roundabout
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