Behind the Springs

Mayor Yemi is here to celebrate the start of Spring, which means a shift from snowplow operations to paving and potholes. He’s also giving some exciting updates about our parks system and a great reminder to VOTE by April 1st!

What’s it like to be a female firefighter in Colorado Springs? How do we recruit more talented women to join the department? What do they bring to the team? A panel of four accomplished firefighters help answer these questions and more during this special episode in celebration of Women’s History Month. 

Brett Lacey has served as our city’s fire marshal since 1998. He’s retiring after a 32 years of remarkable service with the Colorado Springs Fire Department. Tune in for a look back at how far we’ve come when it come to preparedness and some fun stories about Brett’s service to our community. 

Mayor Yemi is addressing the topics you want to know about. We received questions on various social media platforms and the Mayor is talking about everything from potholes to football. Hope you’ll join us for this conversation!

Meet our new Chief Housing and Homelessness Officer. She grew up in Colorado Springs and has an interesting story to share about her path to this current role. Hear what she has to say about the ways the City and our partners are taking action to tackle housing and homelessness challenges in Colorado Springs.