RBC | Rio Blanco County has issued a pre-evacuation notice for residents on County Road 7, known as Strawberry Creek Road, from mile marker 4 to 8 due to a wildland fire in the area. Residents should be prepared for a mandatory evacuation. Prepare now for immediate evacuation. See below[Read More…]
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UPDATE: BLM lifts Hunt Fire closure
MEEKER | Fire crews completed burnout operations Saturday within the northwest corner of the containment area – west of Big Jimmy Road and south of the gas pipeline. The Hunt Fire has grown to an estimated 3,766 acres as a result of firing operations, and containment is holding at 40%.[Read More…]
UPDATE: Hunt Fire 40 Percent Contained; Crews Continue Burning
MEEKER | Firefighters from the Northwest Colorado Interagency Fire Management Unit continue to manage the Hunt Fire on Bureau of Land Management land. Lightning ignited the fire in Rio Blanco County on Thursday, Sept. 5. It is remotely located, burning in thick brush on ridges and valleys north of the[Read More…]
UPDATE: Hunt Fire 20% contained
MEEKER | Firefighters from the Northwest Colorado Interagency Fire Management Unit continue to manage the 2,571-acre Hunt Fire on Bureau of Land Management land about 26 miles southwest of Meeker in Rio Blanco County. Lightning ignited the fire on Thursday, Sept. 5. It is remotely located, burning in thick brush[Read More…]
UPDATE: Hunt Fire Creating Mosaic Landscape
MEEKER | Firefighters from the Northwest Colorado Interagency Fire Management Unit continue to manage the Hunt Fire on Bureau of Land Management land about 26 miles southwest of Meeker in Rio Blanco County. Lightning ignited the fire on Thursday, September 5. It is remotely located, burning in thick brush on[Read More…]
UPDATE: Hunt Fire—Rains slow fire growth
MEEKER | Firefighters from the Northwest Colorado Interagency Fire Management Unit continue to manage the Hunt Fire on Bureau of Land Management land about 26 miles southwest of Meeker in Rio Blanco County. Lightning ignited the fire on Thursday, Sept. 5. It is remotely located, burning in thick brush on[Read More…]
Hunt Fire grows to 2,300 acres
MEEKER | In a press release issued at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 from the Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit, firefighters continue to manage the Hunt Fire on Bureau of Land Management land about 26 miles southwest of Meeker in Rio Blanco County. The Hunt Fire continued steady growth yesterday,[Read More…]
Winds push Hunt Fire to 1,874 acres
MEEKER | Firefighters from the Northwest Colorado Interagency Fire Management Unit continue to manage the Hunt Fire on Bureau of Land Management land about 26 miles southwest of Meeker in Rio Blanco County. Strong winds yesterday caused the fire to grow to 1,874 acres. The White River Field Office of[Read More…]
Hunt Fire grows to more than 1,000 acres
MEEKER | The Hunt Fire, burning about 26 miles southwest of Meeker, grew from less than 5 acres early Friday to more than 1,000 acres. The lightning-caused fire ignited in thick brush and downed trees where it was unsafe for firefighters to directly engage the fire in an area unsafe[Read More…]
Second fire starts south of Meeker on Hwy. 13
MEEKER | Meeker Fire and Rescue and the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office are requesting additional support for a lightning-caused fire that ignited off Hwy. 13 near Mile Marker 36. According to the sheriff’s office, flames and smoke are visible from the road.
Fire southwest of Meeker
MEEKER | According to a BLM news release, firefighters from the Northwest Colorado Interagency Fire Management Unit are closely monitoring the 5-acre Hunt Fire about 26 miles southwest of Meeker in Rio Blanco County. The fire is burning in thick brush and downed trees, making it unsafe for firefighters to[Read More…]
Blaze reported hours after issuance of critical fire danger warning
The most recent update from Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office: MEEKER | A wildfire near Greasewood Gulch approximately 24 miles west of Meeker was reported just hours after the National Weather Service issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for critical fire conditions. Despite a very snowy winter and wet spring,[Read More…]