It's a good 20 miles from the Academy.
I grew up in the Springs, worked many of the tourist attractions (cog and Cave of the Winds among others) and it flared at 1pm Saturday and just exploded up Waldo Canyon, and has crested into Williams canyon - these are more in a northwest path from Colorado Springs, somewhat parallel to Highway 24 that goes from the Springs to Woodland Park.
If you have ever been to that area...Pikes Peak Highway/cog railroad, Cliff Dwellings Musuem, Cave of the Winds, and the North Pole Amusement/Theme Parks are the best known tourist attractions directly affected. They are all closed, but doesn't look like any of them have suffered damage (it came very close to the Cave of the Winds building), but North Pole would be the most in danger at this time, especially if the fire jumps Highway 24.
At 1:00 or so Saturday it looked like a little camp fire had gotten out of control with a thin stream of smoke. Within 2 hours it had grown into a much larger fire that seemed to be about 1 mile across and the flames were clearly visible on the ridge line. It is a fire that you can watch grow right before your eyes at a distance. Again, this place is extremely dry right now.