by West Slope Fire Info | Jun 30, 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
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Media Contacts: DFPC: Caley Fisher (720) 391-1565 caley.fisher@state.co.us West Region Wildfire Council: Jamie Gomez (970) 765-0534 Jamie.Gomez@cowildfire.org BLM: Deana Harms (970) 216-3096 deana.harms@blm.gov NPS: Lori Rome...
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Delta, Colorado, June 28, 2022 — Effective 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2022, Stage I Fire Restrictions will be rescinded for the Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests and the Fruita Division of the Grand Mesa National Forest.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 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 | May 17, 2022 | Delta County, Forest Service, Mesa County, Montrose County
The North Zone, Grand Valley Ranger District is planning a prescribed burn on the Uncompahgre Plateau. The goal of this project is to increase the resiliency and reproduction of native ponderosa pine stands, reduce the threat of wildfire and improve wildlife habitat....
by West Slope Fire Info | Mar 9, 2022 | BLM, Delta County, Mesa County, Montrose County
MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office and Dominguez Escalante National Conservation Area plan to initiate prescribed burning when conditions allow this spring. The project areas are located on BLM-managed lands on Dry Mesa above...
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 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 | 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 | Aug 6, 2020 | Forest Service, Mesa County
Latest Update Official Pine Gulch Information can be found here: Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6906/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/PineGulchFireCO Pine Gulch Fire reaches 100 percent containment – The Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire and...
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...
by West Slope Fire Info | Jul 8, 2020 | Delta County, Fire News, Forest Service, Gunnison County, Mesa County, Montrose County, San Miguel County
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