WEST SLOPE FIRE INFORMATION
Ouray County Rescinds Stage 1 Fire Restrictions.OC Sheriff:Ouray County RESCINDS Stage 1 Fire RestrictionsOuray County, Colo. – With the… Continue Reading OUray County Rescinds Stage 1 FIre Restrictions
Due to existing weather and moisture conditions, the current Bucktail Fire in Montrose County, and lack of uncommitted fire… Continue Reading Ouray County Enters Stage 1 Fire Restrictions – effective 12:01am Friday, August 2, 2024
Delta, Colorado, Oct. 13, 2023 – Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests will be looking for an… Continue Reading GMUG Announces Forest wide Fall and Winter Pile Burning Projects
New Fire Start #DifficultyCreekFire Montrose, Colorado, Sept, 20, 2023 Name: Difficulty Creek Fire Location: 5 miles northeast of Ouray,… Continue Reading New Fire Start: Difficulty Creek Fire
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 The #CowCreekRX is complete for the 2023 fall season. Firefighters have been regularly patrolling the… Continue Reading Cow Creek Prescribed Fire Project Announced
FINAL #Update -Sept 15, 2023 Location: East of Divide road, North of Spring Creek Canyon. The fire is approximately… Continue Reading Spring Creek Fire
New Fire Start—East Fork Fire Montrose, Colorado, Aug. 9, 2023 Location: 16 miles east southeast of Ridgway, Colorado on… Continue Reading East Cork Fire
New Fire Start—Winchester FireMontrose, Colorado, Aug. 7, 2023Name: WinchesterLocation: Uncompahgre Wilderness on the west side of Cow Creek, on… Continue Reading Winchester Fire
**UPDATE – July 5, 2023 Due to a shift in the forecasted weather, conditions have become unfavorable and the… Continue Reading CANCELED – 25 Mesa and Sawmill Mesa Prescribed Burns Planned
Montrose, Colorado, June 29, 2023 – As our nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, public land agencies encourage the… Continue Reading Fourth of July Weekend Wildfire Prevention Reminders