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📣⚠️🚫🔥 FIRE RESTRICTIONS TO BEGIN JUNE

📣⚠️🚫🔥 FIRE RESTRICTIONS TO BEGIN JUNE 15!

Ouray County Enters Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

Ouray County, Colo. - Due to seasonal high temperatures, worsening dry conditions, and the likely strain on responding wildfire resources, Ouray County will enter Stage 1 Fire Restrictions beginning at 12:01am, Wednesday, June 15. These restrictions will be in place until further notice.

The restrictions apply to the unincorporated county area and do not include the City of Ouray, Town of Ridgway, or Colona. The stage 1 fire restrictions do not allow open burning of any kind to include agricultural burning, open campfires, and fireworks. Smoking cigarettes outdoors is not allowed, unless in an enclosed vehicle or building or in a developed recreation site. Campfires in a pre-approved campground, State Park/KOA, or enclosed fire pits are permitted. As a reminder, fireworks on publicly managed lands are prohibited.

Penalties for violating the fire ban include: Class-2 petty offense with fines ranging from $100 to $500 depending on the number of offenses. If a fire causes damage to another individual’s property, additional criminal charges may apply.

Please do your part to help prevent a wildfire:
• Keep current on local and regional fire restrictions at www.westslopefireinfo.com
• Obey all fire bans
• Dispose of cigarettes properly
• Never leave a fire unattended
• Be sure your campfire is Dead Out! (cold to the touch)
• Avoid driving on tall grass
• Keep trailer chains for dragging on the ground, this can create sparks
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Fire Weather Watch URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

🚫🔥NO BURNING!

⚠️A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER

💨 WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 to 11 percent.

🔥IMPACTS...Conditions could be favorable for easy ignition and rapid spread of fires due to low relative humidity and strong gusty winds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...🔥👀 A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. 👂Listen for later forecasts and possible 🚩 Red Flag Warnings.

Post borrowed from @ouraycountyso

RFPD's Brush 1211 and crew are currently deployed

RFPD's Brush 1211 and crew are currently deployed on a severity assignment near Colorado Springs and Pike National Forest. Stay safe guys!

🚩🚫🔥 A Red Flag Warning is in effect until

🚩🚫🔥
A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 10pm Thursday. NO BURNING!

Borrowed from @ouraycountyso

Today we and @ouray_county_ems, hosted the Ridgway

Today we and @ouray_county_ems, hosted the Ridgway Elementary School preschool class for a station tour. What a great group of kiddos!

🚩🚫🔥NO BURNING! A Red Flag Warning is in e

🚩🚫🔥NO BURNING!
A Red Flag Warning is in effect today, Wednesday, from 11am to 11pm. Gusty winds (up to 60mph), low humidity, and dry fuels. These conditions contribute to extreme fire conditions. 🚫🔥

-courtesy of @ouraycountyso

⚠️🚩 RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM

⚠️🚩 RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY - GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 🚫 NO BURNING!

🔥 IMPACTS...Conditions will become favorable for easy ignition and rapid spread of fires due to low relative humidity and strong gusty winds.

It's always fun visiting with the middle and high

It's always fun visiting with the middle and high school students at the annual career fair!

⚠️🚩RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO

⚠️🚩RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS 🚫 NO BURNING!

🌬South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph each afternoon

🔥 IMPACTS...Conditions will become favorable for easy ignition and rapid spread of fires due to low relative humidity and strong gusty winds.

The Ridgway, Ouray, and Log Hill Fire Departments,

The Ridgway, Ouray, and Log Hill Fire Departments, along with the Ouray County Emergency Medical Services will be participating in a joint training TODAY, Feb. 19th, in the 8500 block of Highway 62.

Around noon, there will be a collaborative live burn training with all agencies.except Log Hill Fire. Please expect to see multiple first responders and apparatuses in the area as well as smoke.

PLEASE DO NOT REPORT!

All four agencies greatly appreciate this opportunity to collaborate and train together to keep the citizens and property of Ouray County safe.

Live fire training exercises like this one the Rid

Live fire training exercises like this one the Ridgway and Ouray Fire Departments held yesterday provide excellent opportunities to get more experience and practice for when an actual structure fire occurs. Sending a huge shout out to the homeowner for donating this house and, as always, to @ouray_county_ems for their standby and rehab support.

TRAINING IN PROGRESS. DO NOT REPORT.... The Ridgw

TRAINING IN PROGRESS. DO NOT REPORT....

The Ridgway and Ouray Fire Departments will be conducting a live fire training exercise in the area of County Roads 1 and 24 today. Smoke will be visible. Please do not report.

We are getting super excited for Labor Day weekend

We are getting super excited for Labor Day weekend! Join us Sunday, September 5th after the Rodeo as the Gost River Band and AJ Fullerton light up the stage at Hartwell Park!

We are getting super pumped for this weekend. Come

We are getting super pumped for this weekend. Come join us at the firehouse this Saturday and Sunday during the Ridgway Rendezvous for a delicious Pancake Breakfast followed by our annual Silent Auction!

UPDATE: The drone has been found! Sending out a hu

It's so wonderful to be able to enjoy and partake

It's so wonderful to be able to enjoy and partake in Ridgway's Music in the Park Series this summer. Last night Miss Mia set up her face painting station and donated all of the proceeds to the Ridgway Volunteer Fire Department. What a generous and inspiring gift from this young lady. Swing by our booth next Thursday to chat with our firefighters about what we have been doing lately and to grab one of our t-shirts!

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The Ridgway Fire Wildland Team is headed to Arizon

The Ridgway Fire Wildland Team is headed to Arizona for their first wildland fire assignment of the season! Wishing them and all the other crews battling wildfires a safe journey and season.

While our team will be back and forth all season fighting fires across the country, Ridgway Fire's remaining 23 firefighters are well prepared for anything this wildland fire season has in store for us here locally.

Getting in some training evolutions courtesy of th

Getting in some training evolutions courtesy of the @dfpc_regionaltraining under this gorgeous backdrop.
#livefiretraining #rittraining #firefightertraining

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