The Southern Colorado (SOCO) Interagency Wildland Team (South Group) was established in 2022 in the southern part of El Paso County (Colorado). El Paso County Number Series: 2600

SOCO is to focus on efficient wildfire response. The SOCO IWT was formed by a group of 6 fire departments surrounding Colorado Springs.

The team consists of volunteer firefighters from each of the 6 departments and will be staffing additional units to cover wildland calls in shorter amount of time.

The departments that participate in the group are: Fort Carson Fire & Emergency Services, Fountain Fire Protection District, Hanover Fire Department, Security Fire Department, Southwestern Highway 115 Fire Protection District and Stratmoor Hills Fire Protection District.