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What to do if you spot a wildfire; prevention urged

The Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit would like to thank the people who have reported wildland fires.

August 28, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

BLM, vets, youth join to fight fires

Tara Earl is a member of the Rocky Mountain Youth Corp Veterans Fire Crew, which has been training to fight fires, has mitigated fire-supporting conditions and forage and has even fought a wildland fire in Rio Blanco County this summer.

August 28, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

Milk Creek Fire grows slowly, set for control

MEEKER I The Milk Creek Fire, burning 15 miles northeast of Meeker and 3.5 miles east of Yellow Jacket Pass, has grown very little and moved quite slowly for having been burning since July 4, said Ken Coffin, the district ranger for the Blanco Ranger District of the White River[Read More…]

July 18, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Fire at Milk Creek burns wild, is being watched

RBC I The Milk Creek Fire, 15 miles northeast of Meeker and 3.5 miles east of Yellow Jacket Pass, was reported July 4. Attack resources responded immediately.

July 11, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Support…

This Helitack truck from Vale, Ore., is one of the many Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service vehicles visible all around Meeker, Rangely and Rio Blanco County as fire attack teams and support crews converged on the county to battle the Wild Rose Fire south of Rangely and[Read More…]

July 8, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Dinosaur National Park sets own restrictions

RBC I Superintendent Mary Risser stated that restrictions on open fires went into effect on Tuesday for the entire monument. “The extremely dry conditions along with large amounts of flammable vegetation have created a high fire danger situation,” she said. “As recent fires in the monument have shown, conditions are[Read More…]

July 6, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Region prepared for new fires

RBC I Despite already being thrust into the field to battle wildfires, annual wildland fire training is continuing for new recruits and returning seasonal firefighters in northwest Colorado. After a relatively moist spring, firefighters are already experiencing an above-average start to the fire season this year. The five-year average for[Read More…]

July 5, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

BLM sets fire restrictions in NW Colorado

RBC I Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit has announced that many Bureau of Land Management lands in Northwest Colorado have already entered into fire restrictions to lessen the chance of human-caused wildfires.

July 5, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Fire suppression grant available

RBC I The Colorado Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for a new Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant Program that provides $9.8 million in grants to reduce the risk of wildfire in areas where human development and forested lands overlap.

June 26, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rifle State Park and hatchery reopen after Ward Gulch Fire

RIFLE I After being closed due to the Ward Gulch Fire, Colorado State Highway 325 reopened late Monday night, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife reported Tuesday that the public now has full access to Rifle Falls State Park and the Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery.

June 21, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Fires spring up around Rio Blanco County

RBC I Fires continue to spring up around Rio Blanco County with fires in and near Dinosaur National Park and others in the Piceance Basin as of Wednesday.

June 20, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Fire season delayed by damp weather

RBC I Usually a delay means something is wrong, but good news arrived with the abundance of precipitation in May, meaning that the fire season in the White River Basin will likely be delayed from the earlier-predicted June start to at least July or August.

June 4, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled