UPDATE: Grassfire behind school believed to be human-caused

UPDATE: TUESDAY 7/21/2026 7:30 p.m. (COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) said it is believed the grass fire that burned on Tuesday, July 21, behind Explorer Elementary School was human-caused. On Tuesday, at around 5:45 p.m., CSFD responded to multiple reports of a grass fire near Austin Bluffs Parkway and Brainard Drive, [...]