With wildfires burning across Northwest Colorado and hunting and fall color viewing season on the horizon, the public is being reminded to use good fire safety practices while out in the back country. The potential for a wildfire Continue reading
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UPDATE: Two Wildfires Burning Near Meeker
Two new fires started over the weekend in Rio Blanco County near Meeker. The lightning started Wilson Fire is burning near Rio Blanco County Road 9 north of Meeker. The fire, which was reported early Saturday morning, is now Continue reading
Meeting To Discuss Wildfires In Wyoming
There will be a public meeting Thursday night in Encampment to discuss the Broadway Fire, burning in Carbon County 5 miles east of Hog Park Reservoir. A member of the fire management team will be at the meeting to provide updates on both the Broadway and Beaver Continue reading
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Colorado Receives Money To Help With Wildfires
With wildfires burning throughout the state, Colorado is spending a great deal of money this year on fire prevention and maintenance. To help with the additional expenditures the Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded just Continue reading
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UPDATE: New Fires Spark In NW Colorado
Several fires have ignited across Moffat County over the last few days. The Craig Fire Department Responded to a fire Thursday morning around 8:30 on CR 31 northwest of Craig. According to Fire Chief KC Hume, the fire was caused by an animal that climbed a Continue reading
Crews Continue To Fight Area Wildfires
Beaver Creek fire Crews will get some relief this week with low temperatures and higher humidity expected. The fire burning 50 miles northeast of Steamboat Springs and 24 miles north of Walden is now over 26,000 acres. Crews continue to protect structures in the area, and create and Continue reading
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Wildfire Risk
Because of the wet spring weather the wildfire risk in Northwest Colorado will be lower than it normally is this time of year. This is according to a seasonal outlook that is conducted by the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center that measures precipitation, wind, and soil moisture. The outlook shows that the heavy Continue reading
Labor Day Campers Asked to be Firewise
Those planning to play or relax outdoors during the upcoming Labor Day weekend are reminded that the potential for wildfires to get out of hand is still very real. Despite recent rains, forest and parks managers urge visitors to use caution with campfires. Always make sure your fire is Continue reading
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Mine Safety Organization Plans to Extinguish Coal Seam Fire near Meeker
The Bureau of Land Management is working closely with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety to extinguish a coal seam fire burning in the long-abandoned Black Diamond Mine above Meeker. The mine is located on private lands, but the State is Continue reading
BLM to Conduct Prescribed Burn in Rio Blanco County
Fire managers from the Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit are planning to burn 550 acres of sagebrush in the next couple of weeks if weather and air quality conditions are favorable. The project is about 25 miles southwest of Continue reading
West Slope Airport Gets New Research Center
The Rifle-Garfield County Airport has won a statewide race to land a new research center to find the best ways to fight wildfires from the air. Researchers say they are trying to prevent a wildfire like the one that left 14 firefighters dead on Storm King Mountain in 1994. The Colorado Department of Public Safety’s Division of Fire Continue reading
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Hickenlooper Takes Oath of Office
Democrat John Hickenlooper has taken the oath of office for a second term as Colorado governor. Hickenlooper fended off a challenge from Republican Bob Beauprez in November. Hickenlooper touted the state’s economic accomplishments and looked back at the tragedies Colorado has endured – from massive Continue reading
