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Simms Fire reaches 90 percent containment and has held at 373 acres. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8117/

Simms Fire Update Sunday May 22, 2022 – 9:00am Rocky Mountain Type 1 Incident Management Team Dan Dallas, Incident… Continue Reading Simms Fire Update 5/22/22 9am

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

Special Note: The Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team One assumed command of the fire at 6:00 a.m. on… Continue Reading Simms Mesa Fire 5/21 9am Update

Montrose, Colorado, May 20, 2022 Name: Simms Fire Location: 15 miles southwest of Montrose Size: 370 acres Cause: Under… Continue Reading Simms Fire Evening Update 5/20/22 6:30pm

The evacuation orders have been lifted for the Simms Fire for all residents *EXCEPT those along the Wildcat Drainage… Continue Reading Evacuation Order Lifted Except for Residents of Wildcat Drainage Area

For fire information or assistance with evacuation, please call the Simms Mesa Fire Public Information line at (970) 765-7309.

Evacuation Center An evacuation center has been opened at Ridgway Secondary School for those who have been evacuated due… Continue Reading Simms-Fire Evacuation Information

Crews Are On Scene and Evacuations Are Underway Montrose, Colorado, May 19, 2022 – The Simms Fire was reported… Continue Reading Simms Fire Reported on the Uncompahgre National Forest