WEST SLOPE FIRE INFORMATION
July 19, 2023 – Lightning storm came through Montrose and surrounding area late afternoon. Fire resources are responding and making their way into multiple new ignitions, including the new start on Simms Mesa. Some areas received heavy rain at the end of the storm, which will assist fire resources.
PSA: Simms Fire Community Meeting tonight 6 pm. Join the Incident Management Team, Montrose County – Government, Ouray County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau… Continue Reading Simms Fire Community Meeting 5/21/22 6pm
Simms Fire Update Sunday, May 29, 2022 – 9:00am Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests Type 3 Incident… Continue Reading Simms Mesa Fire May 29th 9am
Simms Fire Update Saturday, May 28, 2022 – 9:00am Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests Type 3 Incident… Continue Reading Simms Fire Update May 28th 9am
MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office and Dominguez Escalante National Conservation Area plan to… Continue Reading Prescribed Burning planned along Dry Mesa west of Delta and Government Springs Road south of Montrose
Norwood, Colorado, July 1, 2022 Name: Horsefly Fire Location: Seven miles north of Norwood, CO off Highway 90, on… Continue Reading Horsefly Fire Update
Gunnison, Colorado, April 4, 2022 – Fire Management Officials from the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests’… Continue Reading West Elk Prescribed Burn Planned