Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park remains closed
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The South Rim Fire in western Colorado grew from 1,600 acres to over 3,000 acres Saturday after its growth and lack of containment forced the closure of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.Dozens of firefighters and other first responders were responding to the fire,
Montrose County Sheriff’s Office issued a public alert for an immediate evacuation for residents living on certain roads in the county, due to Black Canyon of the Gunnison park’s South Rim Fire.
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
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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.
A wildfire near a residential area of Buena Vista has prompted evacuations and pre-evacuation notices Thursday afternoon.