Due to high fire danger, Garfield County is now under a Stage 1 fire restriction. Fire restrictions are implemented to protect the health and welfare of the public when risk factors like low moisture in vegetation are present,. These restrictions will be in place until further notice, and anyone caught violating them will be Continue reading
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Fire Restrictions In Effect For Garfield County
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Red Flag Warning For NW Colorado
Wildfires season in here. A number of brush fires have occurred around Craig in the past week. Due to hot and dry conditions in the area, a Red Flag Warning is in effect Tuesday for much of Northwest Colorado. With gusty winds of 25 mph and low humidity, there is a potential for fire to Continue reading
Fire Danger Rises in Forest Area
The Little Beaver Fire in the Medicine Bow National Forest and changing weather conditions have prompted Forest Service officials to issue statements regarding fire danger and safety. The 21-acre Little Beaver Fire was caused by Continue reading
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Fire Danger High in Northwest Colorado
Fire danger is high in Rio Blanco and Moffat Counties and moderate in Grand, Jackson and Routt Counties. Higher temperatures and dry conditions are forecast through next week. Vegetation at lower elevations continues to dry out as seasonal curing occurs. All of that adds up to dangerous fire conditions. Fire officials say Continue reading
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Lightning Strikes Cause Several Wildfires
A few wildland fires were started on Bureau of Land Management land yesterday, all caused by lightning. The Juniper Fire, 23 miles west of Craig off Moffat County Road 53, was contained last night at three acres. An air tanker dropped one load of retardant to slow the fire’s advance toward private land. There were four wildland Continue reading
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Local Fire Agency Offers Tips for Controlled Burns
This is the time of year that many start agricultural burns. It doesn’t take long for fire danger to increase once snow begins to melt. Combine that with warm, windy conditions, and brush and grass dry out quickly. That’s according Continue reading
Fire Danger High in Northwest Colorado
The fire danger is high across much of Colorado partly because of a dry air mass in place across much of the Southwest. The dry weather combined with warm weather and expected strong winds led to the posting of red flag warnings south of the Palmer Divide and across southern and northwestern Colorado yesterday. Continue reading
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Local Fire Managers Remind Residents to Stay Fire Safe this Weekend
The Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit is alerting the public to increasing fire danger in areas of Northwest Colorado. No fire restrictions will be in effect for the Fourth of July weekend in Continue reading
Firefighters Battling Lightning Sparked Fire in Rio Blanco County
Firefighters in Rio Blanco County are working on an 11 acre blaze that is believed to have been started by lighting yesterday. Lightning is being blamed for several small fires in the county, the biggest of which is the “Big Jimmy Fire”. Helicopters dropped water on the blaze yesterday, but fire managers have decided Continue reading
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Firefighters Trained, Ready for Fire Season
The Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit is fully staffed and prepared for wildland fire response. New fire recruits as well as returning firefighters have been training and refurbishing equipment since Continue reading
