Eagle Valley Wildland

Eagle Valley Wildland Eagle Valley Wildland is a cooperative wildfire group consisting of ERFPD, GEFPD, GFPD, and EC.

🌲✂️ COMMUNITY CHIPPING PROGRAM UPDATE ✂️🌲A huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated in this year's Community Chipping...
06/17/2026

🌲✂️ COMMUNITY CHIPPING PROGRAM UPDATE ✂️🌲

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated in this year's Community Chipping Program!

Because of your efforts, we have seen record-breaking participation and removed a significant amount of hazardous vegetation from neighborhoods across Eagle County. Every pile chipped helps create defensible space, reduce wildfire risk, and build a more resilient community. 💪🔥

📅 Please note: The Community Chipping Program will be taking a break during July and August.

Historically, participation during these summer months has been very low, so we will be focusing our resources on wildfire response readiness and mitigation efforts during the peak of fire season.

✅ The good news: Chipping will return in September!

We will announce September dates and locations as we get closer to the fall season.

Thank you for doing your part to reduce wildfire risk and help protect our communities. Together, we are making Eagle County safer, one property at a time.

Stay safe, stay prepared, and stay tuned for September chipping dates!

🔥 FIRE DANGER INCREASED TO VERY HIGH 🔥Eagle County has officially moved into VERY HIGH Fire Danger.A combination of crit...
06/16/2026

🔥 FIRE DANGER INCREASED TO VERY HIGH 🔥

Eagle County has officially moved into VERY HIGH Fire Danger.

A combination of critically dry fuels, hot temperatures, low humidity, and increasing winds is creating conditions where wildfires can start easily and spread rapidly.

🚩 A Red Flag Warning is in effect today.
🚩 A Fire Weather Watch is in effect tomorrow.
🚩 Additional Red Flag conditions are possible throughout the week.

Current conditions include:
🌡️ Temperatures near 90°F
💧 Relative Humidity as low as 6–10%
💨 Afternoon wind gusts of 30–40+ mph
🌲 Critically dry timber, brush, and curing grass fuels

While many people notice the drying grasses, our greatest concern is the continued drying of timber and brush fuels throughout Eagle County. These fuels can support intense fire behavior and make wildfires difficult to control once established.

⚠️ During periods of Very High Fire Danger, even a single spark can have significant consequences.

Please do your part:
✅ Follow Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
✅ Secure trailer chains
✅ Avoid parking in dry grass
✅ Use caution with equipment that creates sparks
✅ Leave fireworks at home
✅ Report smoke or fire immediately

Our firefighters, mitigation crews, dispatchers, and emergency management partners remain prepared and ready to respond, but preventing a wildfire start remains our best defense.

🔥 One Less Spark = One Less Wildfire 🔥

Town of Gypsum - Government Town of Eagle, CO Eagle County Sheriff's Office EagleVail Metropolitan District Eagle County PIO Beaver Creek Mountain Cordillera Community Town of Avon, Colorado Government Eagle River Fire Protection District Go Minturn Eagle County Paramedic Services Gypsum Fire Protection District Eagle County Emergency Management

🚩 **RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY – EAGLE COUNTY** 🚩The National Weather Service has issued a **Red Flag Warning** du...
06/15/2026

🚩 **RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY – EAGLE COUNTY** 🚩

The National Weather Service has issued a **Red Flag Warning** due to critical fire weather conditions across Eagle County.

🔥 **FIRE DANGER IS HIGH**

A Red Flag Warning means that warm temperatures, very low humidity, strong winds, and dry fuels have combined to create conditions where wildfires can start easily and spread rapidly.

# # # Today's Fire Weather

🌡️ High Temperatures: Upper 80s to Low 90s
💧 Relative Humidity: As low as 6–10%
💨 Sustained Winds: 20–40 mph
🌬️ Wind Gusts: Up to 55 mph
🌲 Fuels: Timber, brush, and grasses are extremely dry

# # # Peak Fire Weather Window

⏰ Late Morning Through Early Evening

⚠️ Any wildfire start today has the potential to spread rapidly, exhibit extreme fire behavior, and become difficult to control.

# # # You Can Help Prevent Wildfires

✅ Secure trailer chains
✅ Avoid parking in dry grass
✅ Use caution with equipment that can create sparks
✅ Follow all fire restrictions
✅ Leave fireworks at home
✅ Report smoke or fire immediately

🔥 **ONE LESS SPARK = ONE LESS WILDFIRE**

For current fire restrictions and emergency information:
📍 **[www.ecemergency.org](http://www.ecemergency.org)**

🚩 HIGH FIRE DANGER REMAINS ACROSS EAGLE COUNTY 🚩Eagle County continues to experience **HIGH Fire Danger**, and a **Red F...
06/12/2026

🚩 HIGH FIRE DANGER REMAINS ACROSS EAGLE COUNTY 🚩

Eagle County continues to experience **HIGH Fire Danger**, and a **Red Flag Warning is in effect today** due to strong winds, low humidity, and critically dry fuels.

As a reminder, **Stage 1 Fire Restrictions went into effect this week throughout Eagle County.**

Many residents have asked whether today's Red Flag Warning will result in additional fire restrictions.

At this time, the **Eagle County Sheriff's Office is NOT implementing additional restrictions**, and Eagle County will remain under **Stage 1 Fire Restrictions**.

A Red Flag Warning is a weather-based alert issued by the National Weather Service when conditions are favorable for rapid wildfire growth. Today's warning is driven by:

🔥 Very low humidity
💨 Strong winds with gusts up to 50 mph
🌲 Dry timber, brush, and grass fuels

These conditions mean that any wildfire start could spread quickly and become difficult to contain.

We ask everyone to remain vigilant and do their part to prevent human-caused wildfires:

✅ Follow all Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
✅ Secure trailer chains
✅ Avoid parking in dry grass
✅ Use extreme caution with equipment that can create sparks
✅ Report smoke or fire immediately

Our firefighters and partner agencies remain fully staffed and prepared to respond, but preventing the next wildfire starts with all of us.

Thank you for helping protect Eagle County's communities, forests, and public lands.

06/11/2026

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Implemented In Eagle County

Eagle County, Colo. -Due to the less favorable weather conditions and lack of moisture throughout Eagle County, all of Eagle County will be implementing “Stage 1” fire restrictions that will take effect on Wednesday morning, June 10, 2026 at 12:01 a.m.

The Eagle County Sheriff has consulted with local fire chiefs, state and federal partners, and other experts regarding fire danger and has decided to implement restrictions. These decisions are based on specific moisture measurements in vegetation and other risk factors such as predicted weather, available resources and amount of current fire activity.

The restrictions that will be implemented and remain in place until further notice are;

-Campfires are only allowed within designated fire grates in developed campgrounds (i.e., a metal, in-ground containment structure -- fire pans and rock campfire rings are not acceptable). Liquid or gas-fueled stoves and outdoor fireplaces with shut-off valves may be utilized in areas with at least 15’ of clearance to combustibles.
-No fires of any type, including charcoal, outside of developed areas.
-No smoking except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or in a barren area free of vegetation.
-No use of explosive materials, including explosive targets.
-No welding or operation of an acetylene or other similar torch with open flame, or any other spark-producing device, except from an area that has been cleared of vegetation and with a fire suppression device.
-No operation of any internal combustion engine without a spark-arresting device properly installed and in working order.
-No personal fireworks.
-Outdoor recreational shooting is permitted only in pre-approved, designated areas.

We want to remind our community, as well as visitors to the area, that you are our first line of defense in preventing wildland fires. With the start of summer, we understand the excitement—but with heightened fire danger, it’s more important than ever to recreate safely. Thank you everyone for doing your part to keep Eagle County safe and beautiful.

More in depth information regarding the fire restrictions in Eagle County can be located at: www.ecemergency.org

For fire information across the state of Colorado, visit: http://www.coemergency.com/p/fire-bans-danger.html
BLM website: https://www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-information/colorado/upper-colorado-river-district

White River National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/whiteriver

Restricciones de fuego Fase 1 implementadas en el condado de Eagle
Eagle County, Colo. -Debido a las condiciones climáticas menos favorables y la falta de humedad en todo el condado de Eagle, se implementarán restricciones de fuego de “Etapa 1” en todo el condado, que entrarán en vigor el Miércoles 10 de Junio 2026 a las 12:01 a. m.

El Alguacil del Condado de Eagle ha consultado con los jefes de bomberos locales, socios estatales y federales, y otros expertos sobre el peligro de incendios y ha decidido implementar restricciones. Estas decisiones se basan en medidas específicas de humedad en la vegetación y otros factores de riesgo, como el clima previsto, los recursos disponibles y la cantidad de actividad de incendios actual.
Las restricciones que se implementarán y permanecerán vigentes hasta nuevo aviso son las siguientes:

-Las fogatas solo están permitidas dentro de las parrillas designadas en los campamentos desarrollados (es decir, una estructura metálica empotrada en el suelo; no se aceptan bandejas para fuego ni anillos de roca para fogatas).
-Se pueden utilizar estufas de líquido o gas y chimeneas exteriores con válvulas de cierre en áreas con al menos 15 pies de distancia de materiales combustibles.
-No se permite ningún tipo de fuego, incluido el carbón, fuera de las zonas desarrolladas.
-No se permite fumar, excepto dentro de un vehículo o edificio cerrado, en un lugar de recreo desarrollado o en una zona árida sin vegetación.
-No se permite el uso de materiales explosivos, incluyendo balas trazadoras o blancos incendiarios
-No se permite soldar ni utilizar sopletes de acetileno u otros similares con llama abierta, ni ningún otro dispositivo que produzca chispas, excepto en zonas despejadas de vegetación.
-No se permite utilizar motores de combustión interna sin un dispositivo antichispas correctamente instalado y en buen estado de funcionamiento.
-No se permiten fuegos artificiales personales.
-Los tiros recreativos al aire libre están permitidos únicamente en áreas designadas y aprobadas previamente.

Queremos recordarles a nuestra comunidad, así como a los visitantes de la zona, que ustedes son nuestra primera línea de defensa para prevenir incendios forestales. Entendemos la emoción que sienten con la llegada del verano, pero con el mayor riesgo de incendios, es más importante que nunca disfrutar de actividades recreativas de forma segura. Gracias a todos por su contribución para mantener el condado de Eagle seguro y hermoso.

Para obtener información más detallada sobre las restricciones contra incendios en el condado de Eagle, visite:www.ecemergency.org
Para obtener información sobre incendios en todo el estado de Colorado, visite: http://www.coemergency.com/p/fire-bans-danger.html
Sitio web de BLM: https://www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-information/colorado/upper-colorado-river-district
Bosque Nacional White River: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/whiteriver

06/08/2026

A Red Flag Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for TODAY, Monday 6.8.26 from 10 am to 10 pm.

While we are NOT automatically moving into Stage 1 Fire Restrictions during a Red Flag Warning, the elevated fire danger makes it critical to use extra caution with any outdoor activity that could create sparks or ignition.

*AFFECTED AREA... In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 203 Lower Colorado River and Zone 205 Colorado River Headwaters below 8000 feet.
*WINDS... Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph
*RELATIVE HUMIDITY... 7% TO 12%
*IMPACTS... Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.

*PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional ha emitido una Alerta de Bandera Roja para HOY, Lunes 8 de Junio desde las 10:00 a. m. hasta las 10:00 p. m.

Aunque NO pasamos automáticamente a Restricciones de Fuego Fase 1 durante una Alerta de Bandera Roja, el riesgo elevado de fuego hace que sea crítico tener mayor precaución con cualquier actividad al aire libre que pueda generar chispas o provocar un incendio.

*ÁREA AFECTADA... En Colorado, Zona Meteorológica de Incendios 203 Río Colorado inferior y Zona 205 cabeceras del río Colorado por debajo de los 8000 pies.
*VIENTOS... Suroeste de 20 a 30 mph con ráfagas de hasta 50 mph
*HUMEDAD RELATIVA... 7 % A 12 %
*IMPACTOS... Se espera un riesgo elevado de incendios. Los incendios se iniciarán y propagarán de forma rápida e impredecible.

*MEDIDAS DE PRECAUCIÓN Y PREPARACIÓN...
Una advertencia de bandera roja significa que se están dando o se darán en breve condiciones meteorológicas críticas para incendios. Una combinación de vientos fuertes, baja humedad relativa y temperaturas cálidas puede contribuir a un comportamiento extremo del fuego.

🚩 RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY 🚩The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Eagle County throug...
06/07/2026

🚩 RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY 🚩

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Eagle County through Wednesday due to prolonged critical fire weather conditions.

🔥 What does this mean?

A Red Flag Warning is issued when warm temperatures, very low humidity, strong winds, and dry fuels combine to create conditions where wildfires can start easily and spread rapidly.

Forecast conditions include:
🌡️ Temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s
💧 Relative humidity as low as 6–10%
💨 Winds 20–40 mph
🌬️ Wind gusts up to 55 mph
🌲 Extremely dry timber, brush, and grass fuels

The biggest concern is the duration of this event. Multiple days of critical fire weather will continue to dry fuels and increase the potential for fast-moving wildfires across Eagle County.

⚠️ Fire Danger remains HIGH countywide.

Please do your part to prevent human-caused wildfires:
✅ Secure trailer chains
✅ Avoid parking in dry grass
✅ Use caution with equipment that can create sparks
✅ Follow all fire restrictions
✅ Report smoke or fire immediately

One less spark means one less wildfire.

Eagle County Open Space and Natural ResourcesEagleVail Metropolitan DistrictTown of Avon, Colorado Government Eagle County PIO Eagle County Sheriff's Office Town of Eagle, CO Town of Gypsum - Government Beaver Creek Mountain Cordillera Community

🔥 FIRE DANGER INCREASING TO HIGH ACROSS EAGLE COUNTY 🔥Eagle Valley Wildland and our partner agencies are increasing fire...
06/05/2026

🔥 FIRE DANGER INCREASING TO HIGH ACROSS EAGLE COUNTY 🔥

Eagle Valley Wildland and our partner agencies are increasing fire danger to HIGH throughout Eagle County.

Why the increase?

While many people think of grass as the primary wildfire concern, our biggest drivers right now are timber and brush fuels. Heavy dead and down fuels, dense timber stands, and brush fields continue to dry and are becoming increasingly receptive to ignition. These fuels can support intense fire behavior and make suppression efforts much more difficult.

At the same time, grasses at lower elevations are beginning to cure and become more receptive to fire spread.

🌡️ Weather Outlook:
• High temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s
• Afternoon humidity values in the single digits and low teens
• Increasing winds through the weekend and next week
• Wind gusts potentially reaching 40–50 mph
• Little to no meaningful precipitation in the forecast

⚠️ There are currently NO Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches in effect, but conditions will be monitored closely. If forecasted weather develops as expected, portions of Eagle County could experience Red Flag conditions later this weekend and into next week.

As conditions continue to dry, we ask everyone to remain vigilant and do their part to prevent human-caused wildfires.

✅ Secure trailer chains
✅ Avoid parking in dry grass
✅ Use caution with equipment that can create sparks
✅ Stay informed on local fire restrictions and conditions

One less spark means one less wildfire.

🔥 2026 WILDFIRE SEASON OUTLOOK 🔥National fire weather forecasters are predicting an ABOVE NORMAL potential for significa...
06/02/2026

🔥 2026 WILDFIRE SEASON OUTLOOK 🔥

National fire weather forecasters are predicting an ABOVE NORMAL potential for significant wildfires across Colorado's Western Slope, including Eagle County, through June, July, and August.

What does "above normal" mean?

It does NOT mean we will definitely have large wildfires.

It DOES mean the conditions that support wildfire growth—dry fuels, warm temperatures, low humidity, wind, and lightning—are expected to be more favorable than average this summer.

🌾 Dry grasses are already becoming highly receptive to ignition.
🌲 Timber and brush fuels will continue to dry as temperatures increase.
⚡ Lightning and wind-driven fire starts will remain a concern throughout the summer.

The good news is that Eagle County is better prepared than ever. Years of wildfire mitigation, fuels reduction projects, community chipping programs, evacuation planning, and interagency cooperation have significantly improved our ability to reduce risk and respond when fires occur.

You can help by:

✅ Maintaining defensible space around your home
✅ Keeping grass mowed and vegetation maintained
✅ Avoiding parking vehicles in tall grass
✅ Using extreme caution during welding, grinding, and other hot work
✅ Reviewing your evacuation plan and emergency preparedness kit

Wildfire preparedness starts long before smoke is in the air.

Together, we can continue building a more resilient Eagle County.

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408 Carterville Road
Edwards, CO
81632

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