Colorado wildfires: Two burning west of Colorado Springs snuffed

A firefighter works to extinguish the Mount Herman Fire on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, near Monument, Colo. (Provided by Pike-San Isabel National Forests)

By Bruce Finley | bfinley@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: July 25, 2023 at 10:31 AM MDT | UPDATED: July 25, 2023 at 7:46 PM MDT

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Firefighters northwest of Colorado Springs near Monument quickly suppressed a fire burning in oak brush Tuesday morning, the second small blaze in a day.

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Two fires burning in forests west of Colorado Springs quickly snuffed

Forestry work to reduce vegetation and state helicopter aided suppression

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