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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel> <atom:link href="http://inciweb.org/feeds/rss/articles/s/6/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>InciWeb Incident Articles for COLORADO</title><link>http://inciweb.org/state/6/</link><description>Latest articles for incidents in COLORADO</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:34:33 -06:00</pubDate><language>en-us</language><item><title><![CDATA["Fire Cause Investigation (Paradise Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/announcements/article/1561/8423/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/announcements/article/1561/8423/</guid><description><![CDATA["Although fire investigators believe the Paradise Fire was started by shooting, the investigation continues to determine the details of the cause. Shooters were present in the area of the fire. The fire originated within an area closed to shooting. This closure area is within a quarter mile on either side of Buckhorn Road. If you have any information regarding this investigation, please contact Special Investigator Kim Jones at 970-498-2507."]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:35:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Road Closures Lifted (Paradise Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1561/8422/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1561/8422/</guid><description><![CDATA["The Buckhorn Road (County Road 44h) is now open. Due to smokey conditions and firefighters with equipment in the area, caution is urged."]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:11:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Final Jordan Fire Update (Jordan Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1508/8096/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1508/8096/</guid><description><![CDATA["Aug. 31, 2008 Contact: Punky Moore, Public Information Officer, (530) 228-0299Jordan Fire UpdateMEEKER, Colo. - Rain, clouds, lower temperature and higher humidity over the Jordan Fire has effectively stopped fire spread for now. The fire is located seven miles northwest of Meeker in the Windy Gulch Wilderness Study Area. It is estimated at 971 acres and 80 percent contained. While the fire is not out, managers do not expect measurable growth unless the weather returns to warm and dry conditions. The 80 percent contained reflects the eastern portion of the fire where suppression actions were taken to stop fire spread. The containment information does not include other areas of the fire that were allowed to burn for resource benefits, primarily to the north and west. The Southwest Incident Management Team will transfer the fire back to the BLM White River Field office today. Local staff will continue to monitor the fire. The Incident Management Team appreciates the support received...</p>"]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:04:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Jordan Fire Update Aug 31 (Jordan Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1508/8091/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1508/8091/</guid><description><![CDATA["Aug. 31, 2008 Contact: Punky Moore, Public Information Officer, (530) 228-0299Jordan Fire UpdateMEEKER, Colo. - Fire activity decreased Saturday on the Jordan Fire as cloudy, cooler conditions arrived. Rain started Sunday morning and is expected to continue through Monday, which should further limit fire activity and growth.The fire is seven miles northwest of Meeker in the Windy Gulch Wilderness Study Area. It is estimated at 971 acres with 50 percent contained. The percentage contained reflects the portion of the fire where suppression actions are being taken on the east side to stop fire spread. The containment information will not include other areas of the fire that are being managed for resource benefits. When the fire started, managers decided to use an Appropriate Management Response strategy to manage the fire for multiple objectives. This decision is consistent with a pilot program that the Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit is participating in this season. The program...</p>"]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:40:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Jordan Fire Update August 30 (Jordan Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1508/8081/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1508/8081/</guid><description><![CDATA["Aug. 30, 2008 Contact: Punky Moore, Public Information Officer, (530) 228-0299Jordan Fire UpdateMEEKER, Colo. - The Jordan Fire started Aug. 25 seven miles northwest of Meeker. It has grown to 834 acres with 15 percent contained. It is positioned in the rugged Windy Gulch Wilderness Study Area managed by the BLM White River Field Office. The percentage contained reflects the portion of the fire where suppression actions are being taken on the east side to stop fire spread. The containment information will not include other areas of the fire that are being managed for resource benefits. Friday, personnel observed increased fire activity on the west side with short range spotting, upslope runs and groups of trees torching. On the east side, air tankers dropped retardant on hot spots as personnel held and secured the existing fireline. Structure protection continued on the south side and County Road 7. The Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit is participating in a pilot program this...</p>"]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:36:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Jordan Fire Update (Jordan Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1508/8064/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1508/8064/</guid><description><![CDATA["Aug. 29, 2008 Contact: Punky Moore, Public Information Officer, (530) 228-0299Jordan Fire UpdateMEEKER, Colo. - The Jordan Fire seven miles northwest of Meeker has grown to 679 acres and is five percent contained. It started Aug. 25 after thunderstorms and lightning passed over the area. It is located in the rugged Windy Gulch Wilderness Study Area outside Meeker. The Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit is one of 30 sites this season testing proposed modifications to the Federal Wildland Fire Implementation Policy. The proposed changes allow managers a full range of management options on fires started by lightning on federal lands.When the Jordan Fire started, managers evaluated the fire given the location, terrain, weather, proximity to private property and the potential to spread. Officials decided to seize the opportunity to manage the fire with multiple objectives under the direction of the pilot program. This means portions of the fire would be managed for resource benefits...</p>"]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:53:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Jordan Fire Update (Jordan Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1508/8050/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1508/8050/</guid><description><![CDATA["MEEKER, Colo. - The Jordan Fire seven miles northwest of Meeker was ignited by lightning Aug. 25 and has grown to 500 acres. It is located in the rugged Windy Gulch Wilderness Study Area of Meeker. Fire personnel observed fire activity mainly on the east side Wednesday. The Southwest Interagency Fire Use Management Team assumed management of the fire Thursday, August 28. The team will work closely with local White River BLM staff in Meeker and other Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit personnel to define long term management strategies for the fire. The Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit is one of 30 sites this season testing proposed modifications to the Federal Wildland Fire Implementation Policy. The proposed changes allow managers a full range of management options on fires started by lightning on federal lands. An important proposed change in the policy is being able to manage a fire with more than one objective. Applying this proposed change to the Jordan Fire gives...</p>"]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:30:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["City Realizing Benefit From The Grand Mesa Fire (Grand Complex Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1427/7377/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1427/7377/</guid><description><![CDATA["By MIKE WIGGINSThe Daily SentinelThe bill to the federal government for monitoring two fires that have smoldered most of this month on Grand Mesa has topped $600,000 thus far.But in the long run, one of the lightning-sparked blazes, which officials have allowed to burn on the west flank of the mesa, could save the U.S. Forest Service and the city of Grand Junction more than what has been spent to keep them under control.The agencies signed an agreement last year to spend roughly $3 million over the next 10 years to thin out oak brush and pinyon juniper in the city&#39;s 60,000-acre Kannah Creek watershed. That&#39;s where the Coal Creek Fire has torched about 1,500 acres since it started nearly three weeks ago.Terry Franklin, deputy director of the city&#39;s utilities and streets systems, said city officials had planned to take out some vegetation by hand and by setting controlled burns in the watershed. The city had budgeted about $500,000 in its water fund to chip in toward the...</p>"]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:09:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["7/18 Reduced Closure Area Near Coal Creek Fire (Grand Complex Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1427/7325/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1427/7325/</guid><description><![CDATA["For map, click on link above labeled &#39;.pdf&#39;.   GMUG-2008-09Special OrderEMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDER USDA - FOREST SERVICEGRAND MESA NATIONAL FOREST Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R., Section 261.50(a) the following acts are prohibited within the Kannah Creek Area, Grand Valley Ranger District, Grand Mesa National Forest, Mesa County, State of Colorado, hereinafter referred to as the Restricted Area. Specifically, the restricted areas are the lands in the Northern part of the Kannah Creek basin bordered on the Northwest by FDR 100, the Lands End Road, from the lower forest boundary proceeding northwest to the top of the Grand Mesa. The Northern boundary of the closure area runs along FDR 100 proceeding east to FDR 108, Carson Lake Road. The East side of the closure is FDR 108 from its intersection with FDR 100, south to Kannah Creek trail, FDR # 706. The Southern closure boundary is Kannah Creek west to the Forest Boundary. The South West closure boundary is the Forest...</p>"]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:52:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Firefighting: Less Action Requires More Thought (Grand Complex Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1427/7297/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1427/7297/</guid><description><![CDATA["It makes sense to allow a few fires to spread.Fire is as integral to Colorado&#39;s ecosystem as rain. Depriving forests of fire has long-term consequences that can include catastrophic fire, loss of biodiversity, and degraded wildlife habitat.Fires are selected according to a strict set of policy and decision-making guidelines. They have to be started by lightning, not people.They have to be in an area that land managers have reviewed months or years ahead and decided is appropriate.Specific criteria are evaluated for each fire: short- and long-term weather patterns, homes and structures within several miles in every direction, the kind of vegetation burning and direction of potential spread, and more.The fire Incident Commander and the unit&#39;s Fire Management Officer advise the responsible manager, who decides whether to manage a fire for resource benefit.When there is a lot of wildfire activity in the central Rockies or nationwide, managers at those levels also must concur.Most...</p>"]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Coal Creek Fire Could Burn for Weeks (Grand Complex Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1427/7285/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1427/7285/</guid><description><![CDATA["By: Josh McDanielGrand Junction Free PressGRAND MESA, Colo. - The Grand Mesa National Forest has never had a fire like the Coal Creek Fire, a 1,485-acre blaze creeping up the slopes of the Grand Mesa near Kannah Creek - and it might be burning for a while. It&#39;s the first large fire in the forest to be managed as a &quot;fire use fire.&quot; The term refers to fires that are being managed for resource benefit, which means the fire is actually doing some good. Approaches to managing wildfire in the West are changing rapidly, and the Coal Creek Fire is an example of how fire managers are shifting their views of fire as well as their strategies and tactics. On the Coal Creek fire, fire managers are allowing the fire to burn through the dense fuels that have accumulated in the Kannah Creek drainage. The pinyon-juniper and oak forests above Kannah Creek have become increasingly thick and plans were already in place to conduct prescribed burns and thinning operations in the area over the...</p>"]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Team Transfers Command Back to Local Firefighters (New Castle Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/721/3727/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/721/3727/</guid><description><![CDATA[" New Castle, CO (June 23, 2007 at 3:30 P.M.) - The Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Bravo will transfer command of the New Castle Fire back to local firefighters on June 24, 2007 at 6 A.M. Firefighters will continue to mop-up and patrol the fire until it is declared out. The team wishes to thank the local community, media, and cooperating agencies for their support in this firefighting effort.Fire Facts:Size: 1,240 acresContainment: 100%Personnel Assigned: 138Crews: 2 Hot Shot Crews 1 Regular Type II CrewsAircraft: 1 Helicopters assigned Engines: 10Structures Threatened: 0Costs to Date: $1,600,000 Land Ownership: Bureau of Land Management and"]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:23:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Firefighters Reach 100% Containment - Evacuation O (New Castle Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/721/3724/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/721/3724/</guid><description><![CDATA[" New Castle, CO - Firefighters were able to achieve 100% containment of the fire today and expect to continue mop-up and rehabilitation work tomorrow. Crews, personnel, and equipment that are not needed in the suppression effort will be demobilized tomorrow. The evacuation order for homes along County Road 137, including Canyon Creek and Bear Wallow Creek, was lifted by the Garfield County Sheriff today at 7 P.M. All evacuees are now permitted to return to their homes. Residents are asked to remain cautious on the roads due to increased traffic caused by the remaining clean-up of brush and debris. See the Garfield County Sheriff&#39;s Office Press Releases for Thursday, June 21, 2007 at 4 P.M and Friday, June 22, 2007 at 4:30 PM for further information.Fire Facts:Size: 1,240 acresContainment: 100%Personnel Assigned: 234Crews: 4 Hot Shot Crews 2 Regular Type II CrewsAircraft: 2 Helicopters assigned Engines: 6Water Tenders: 1Structures Threatened: 0Costs to Date: $1,400,000 Land...</p>"]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:51:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Garfield County Sheriff's Office Lifts Evacuation (New Castle Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/721/3723/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/721/3723/</guid><description><![CDATA["GARFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF&#39;S OFFICEPRESS RELEASEEVACATION ORDERS LIFTED FOR CANYON CREEK ROADOn Friday, June 22nd, 2007 at 7:00 pm (1900 hrs) the remaining evacuation order for the New Castle Fire will be lifted. Residents of the Canyon Creek Drainage (County Road 137) may return to their homes at that time. Fire crews will continue to work in the area for the rest of today and because of their safety, we request that residents wait until 7:00 pm.Fire operations to remove slash and debris will continue all weekend so ONLY residents will be allowed to enter the area. Hot Shot Teams on foot will be removing debris and oftentimes sections of Canyon Creek road will be limited to one lane or temporarily closed for their safety. We very much appreciate the understanding and patience of all of the residents of the Canyon Creek Community. Without their cooperation, focusing on suppressing this fire would have been much more difficult. As we have seen, this summer will be a difficult fire...</p>"]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:30:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Firefighters Reach 90 % Containment - Evacuation O (New Castle Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/721/3719/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/721/3719/</guid><description><![CDATA["New Castle, CO - The Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Bravo (Blume) assumed command of the New Castle Fire on Wednesday, June 20th at 7 PM. Firefighters took advantage of a successful burn out operation and moderate weather conditions to achieve 90% containment of the fire today. Firefighters will continue to strengthen control lines and mop up. Several of the crews and aviation resources that are not now needed in the suppression effort will be demobilized. The evacuation order for the Canyon Creek Estates was lifted by the Garfield County Sheriff today at 5 P.M. However, the evacuation order remains in place for the separate homes along Canyon Creek and Bear Wallow Creek, County Road 137. The remaining evacuation order for these homes will be re-evaluated tomorrow. See the Garfield County Sheriff&#39;s Office Press Release for Thursday, June 21, 2007 at 4 P.M.The reduction in fire size acreage is due to better mapping. Fire Facts:Size: 1,240 acresContainment: 90%Personnel...</p>"]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:40:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Garfield County Sheriff's Office Press Release 6/2 (New Castle Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/721/3722/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/721/3722/</guid><description><![CDATA["GARFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF&#39;S OFFICEPRESS RELEASEEVACUATION ORDER LIFTED FOR CANYON CREEK ESTATES-ONLYOn Thursday June 21st, 2007 at 5:00 pm (1700 hrs) the evacuation order for CANYON CREEK ESTATES will be lifted. Residents will be allowed to return to their homes at that time. Information from the New Castle Fire Incident Commander suggests that this area is now safe to re-enter, HOWEVER the fire is only 50% contained and residents should be aware of future setbacks regarding this fire. The possibility always exists that another evacuation order may be required until the fire is officially considered extinguished.The evacuation order REMAINS IN EFFECT for residents who live in the CANYON CREEK DRAINAGE along County Road 137. Due to additional firefighting efforts, the possibility of further back burns, and burning debris and rocks continuing to fall, it is still unsafe to allow residents to return to their homes. However, we ANTIICIPATE that this evacuation order will be lifted by...</p>"]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:00:00 -06:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>