NORTHWEST COLORADO FIRE MANAGEMENT UNIT NEWS RELEASE June 13, 2013 Contact: Lynn Barclay, 970-826-5096 Fire Danger On the Rise in Northwest Colorado Craig, CO – With warm temperatures and windy conditions across northwest Colorado vegetation is drying out rapidly and fire danger is on the upswing. Caution with any outdoor fire use is necessary as fire ignition in fine vegetative fuels such as grass and shrubs will spread quickly. Always check weather reports for current weather conditions before you strike a match to start an outdoor fire. Do not burn or use spark inducing equipment on windy days. Fire Danger: Rio Blanco and Moffat Counties is VERY HIGH Routt, Jackson and Grand Counties is HIGH Warnings and Advisories: Red Flag Warning for low humidity, high winds and dry fuels are in effect today until 8 p.m. in Rio Blanco and Moffat Counties. A High Wind Advisory is in effect today until 8 p.m. in Routt, Jackson and Grand Counties. All outdoor burning should be curtailed in these counties until the Warning and Advisory have been lifted. Your local, state and federal agencies and fire protection districts urge you to be fire safe and thank you for your diligence in contacting your local sheriff’s office to notify them of plans to burn outdoors. Monitor all fires and have someone present until the fires are cold and no longer smoldering to reduce the opportunity for the fire or embers to re-kindle the flames. Visit the Craig Interagency Dispatch website: gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/dispatch_centers/r2crc/ or the Grand Junction Weather Service Site: crh.noaa.gov/gjt/ for current fire danger and weather forecasts. ####
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:28:51 +0000
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