by West Slope Fire Info | Jun 28, 2022 | Delta County, Fire News, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Mesa County, Montrose County, Ouray County, San Miguel County
Delta, Colorado, June 28, 2022 — Effective 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2022, Stage I Fire Restrictions will be rescinded for the Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests and the Fruita Division of the Grand Mesa National Forest. Recent rains over much of the...
by West Slope Fire Info | Jun 16, 2022 | Fire News, Gunnison County
by West Slope Fire Info | Jun 15, 2022 | Delta County, Fire News, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Mesa County, Montrose County, Ouray County
Delta, Colorado, June 15, 2022 — At 12:01 a.m. Friday, June 17, 2022, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will be implemented on the Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests and the Fruita Division of the Grand Mesa National Forest. Fire managers base decisions about fire...
by West Slope Fire Info | May 24, 2022 | BLM, Delta County, DFPC, Fire News, Fire Prevention, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Mesa County, Montrose County, NPS, Ouray County, San Miguel County
Montrose, Colorado, May 24, 2022 – As we celebrate Memorial Day and the start of summer, public land agencies encourage the public to be extra careful with all campfires and combustible materials to prevent human-caused fires. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)...
by West Slope Fire Info | Apr 4, 2022 | Fire News, Forest Service, Gunnison County
Gunnison, Colorado, April 4, 2022 – Fire Management Officials from the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests’ Gunnison Ranger District plan to conduct the West Elk prescribed burn beginning April 4, depending upon weather and appropriate ground...
by West Slope Fire Info | Sep 24, 2021 | Delta County, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Mesa County, Montrose County, Ouray County, San Miguel County
Delta, Colorado, Sept. 23, 2021 – Fire Management Officials from the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests have announced plans to conduct prescribed burns this fall. The vegetation treatments will occur September through November depending upon...
by West Slope Fire Info | Jul 22, 2021 | Delta County, Fire News, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Mesa County, Montrose County, Ouray County, San Miguel County
Delta, Colorado, July 22, 2021 — At midnight Friday, July 23, 2021, Stage I Fire Restrictions will be rescinded for the entirety of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests. Recent rains over much of the forest have increased fuel moisture and...
by West Slope Fire Info | Jul 8, 2021 | BLM, Delta County, DFPC, Fire News, Fire Prevention, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Mesa County, Montrose County, NPS, Ouray County, San Miguel County
by West Slope Fire Info | Jun 29, 2021 | Delta County, Fire News, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Mesa County, Montrose County, Ouray County, San Miguel County
Montrose, Colorado, June 29, 2021 – As our nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, public land agencies encourage the public to be extra careful with campfires, where they are allowed and combustible materials to prevent human-caused fires. Western Colorado is...
by West Slope Fire Info | Jun 28, 2021 | Fire News, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County
Name: Groundhog Park Fire Location: Two miles south of Los Pinos Pass off Forest Service Road 790 Size: Approximately 2 acres Cause: Lightning Jurisdiction: USFS Containment: 4:00 pm June 26, 2021 Controlled: 10:58 am June 27, 2021 Threatened Structures: 0 The...
by West Slope Fire Info | Jun 24, 2021 | Fire News, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County
Name: Groundhog Park Fire Location: Two miles south of Los Pinos Pass off Forest Service Road 790 Size: Approximately two acres Cause: Lightning Jurisdiction: USFS Containment: 0% Threatened Structures: 0 As of 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 24, the Groundhog Park fire is...
by West Slope Fire Info | Jun 23, 2021 | Delta County, Fire News, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Mesa County, Montrose County, Ouray County, San Miguel County
Delta, Colorado, June 23, 2021 — At 12:01 a.m. Thursday, June 24, 2021, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will be implemented for the entirety of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Previously, the Fruita Division and Uncompahgre Plateau were placed...
by West Slope Fire Info | Jun 23, 2021 | Fire News, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County
Name: Groundhog Park Fire Location: 20 miles east of Lake City, CO Size: Approximately 1 acre Cause: Lightning Jurisdiction: USFS Containment: 0% Threatened Structures: 0 Around 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 23, the Groundhog Park fire was reported approximately 20...
by West Slope Fire Info | Apr 21, 2021 | BLM, Delta County, Fire News, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Mesa County, Montrose County, NPS, Ouray County, San Miguel County
Everyone must care for Colorado’s outdoors Delta, Colorado, April 21, 2021 — Colorado’s mountains, trails, parks and back roads were flooded with an unprecedented number of visitors last year. Unfortunately, the crowds also damaged natural resources in a variety of...
by West Slope Fire Info | Oct 22, 2020 | Delta County, Fire News, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Mesa County, Montrose County, Ouray County
Delta, Colorado, Oct. 22, 2020 – At 12:01 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will be implemented on the Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Fire managers base decisions about fire restrictions on specific fuel moisture measurements in...
by West Slope Fire Info | Oct 1, 2020 | BLM, Delta County, DFPC, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Hinsdale County, Mesa County, Montrose County, NPS
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by West Slope Fire Info | Oct 1, 2020 | Forest Service, Gunnison County, Mesa County, Montrose County
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by West Slope Fire Info | Jul 29, 2020 | Forest Service, Gunnison County, Mesa County, Montrose County
Delta, Colorado, July 29, 2020 – The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests will transition out of all current fire restrictions effective at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, July 30. GMUG Fire Managers based their decision on specific conditions such as...
