SPRINGS, COLO — The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is ready

today contacted representatives of relief agencies to advise of space

in the university’s Housing Village available to families evacuated

available in the university’s apartment-style residence halls and will

be made available at no charge to fire victims. The university will

of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a community-oriented university,"

Chancellor Pam Shockley said. "We have many students, alumni and

employees from the Teller, Douglas and northern El Paso County areas

that are directly affected by this fire. We want to do what we can to

help."

Additionally, should it become necessary, the university is prepared

to open additional spaces such as the university gymnasium to assist

Springs police officers are assisting City of Woodland Park Police and

located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in northeast Colorado Springs, is the

fastest growing university in Colorado and one of the fastest growing

universities in the nation. The university offers 25 bachelor’s degrees,

17 master’s and two doctoral degrees. The campus enrolls about 7,000

students annually.