Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park remains closed
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Fire at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park still not contained heading into dry, hot weekend
Multiple state and federal agencies are fighting a large fire in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, where two separate blazes started Thursday morning. The entire park remains evacuated and closed to the public.
On Friday, multiple fire officials and agencies released updates and plans to address the South Rim Fire, which is one of two lightning-caused fires in the Black
The Roaring Fork Valley was notably smoky on Thursday, prompting alerts from both Pitkin and Eagle counties. The source of the smoke, however, were fires in southern Utah and a fire in Colorado’s Black
A wildfire near a residential area of Buena Vista has prompted evacuations and pre-evacuation notices Thursday afternoon.
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WesternSlopeNow.com on MSNFire potential increasing as western Colorado hits near triple digit temperaturesWe are continuing to track the fires all across western Colorado, with the South Rim Fire within the Black Canyon of the Gunnison seeing over 1,600 acres burned as of midnight this morning.
Gunnison County emergency management department’s decision to enter stage 1 fire restrictions for Gunnison County last week, just before the holiday weekend, was related to several dynamics at play including drought and an active wildfire in the county. Those restrictions are being held in place for now.