FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – An emergency shelter organized by the Red Cross and CSU-Extension quickly went up after the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office announced last week that residents within 2 miles of the ’24 fire’ needed to evacuate their homes.
Hours after those evacuation orders were downgraded to pre-evacuation on Monday, the shelter is practically empty. Fewer than 20 animals remain. Members of the CSU-Extension, Pueblo C.A.R.T, and the local 4-H club are holding down the fort and taking down the temporary animal enclosures, vacated after their owners picked them up to take back home.
