Flagler Rural Fire Protection District

06/08/2026

***This post is no longer current***

Storms are expected to continue to develop over the next few hours and move northeast. The Orange shaded counties may be added to the western watch later this evening.

06/08/2026

Today’s CIG 2 risk for giant hail!

The area most likely to be impacted by isolated large to giant hail is within the solid diagonal lines, roughly from DIA to Burlington. Time frame between 4-8 PM!

06/08/2026

Please pay attention to the weather today!

3 to 4.5 inch hail is on the table today.

That is giant hail, and it’s possible with the strongest storms this afternoon across eastern Colorado. The highest hail risk is east of I-25, especially near Greeley, Fort Morgan, Sterling, Akron, Limon and Burlington. ⚠️

Denver is not the bullseye. If storms form over the metro, the hail risk looks more in the 1 to 2 inch range. That is still severe, but the bigger hail potential is farther east on the plains.

This is still conditional. More sun means a higher ceiling. More clouds and cooler air could keep storms more limited.

Afternoon check: how’s the sky looking where you are right now?

06/01/2026

DFPC Fire Environment / Weather Brief
Week of 6/1/2025

Link to pdf of the most recent brief:
https://bit.ly/DFPCFireEnvWeatherBrief

Refer to the DFPC Intelligence Dashboard for in-depth fire environment and wildfire incident status tools:
https://bit.ly/DFPCWildlandFireStatus

06/01/2026

How to use Wildfire Risk to Communities - Watch this one-minute video to learn more about how to use Wildfire Risk to Communities. https://wildfirerisk.org/explore

06/01/2026

Reminder that today we will be doing hydrant testing all through town. You will see fire trucks out and we will be flowing water through all the hydrants. Please contact the Town of Flagler with any questions. Thank you

05/31/2026

Let’s talk a little safety!

In Colorado it is Illegal to Pass or fail to yield the right away to an emergency vehicle! Almost every time that we get called out to the interstate on a call we get passed. This is illegal. I know it’s frustrating because a lot of times we are not traveling over 75 mph. We want to get to the call as fast and safe as possible however some trucks are too big to go faster than that. Also per NFPA (NFPA stands for the National Fire Protection Association)rules fire trucks are not allowed to be built without a speed limiter on it!

We understand it’s an inconvenience but what good does it do to pass an Emergency vehicle responding to a call with its lights and or sirens going? Most times we then have to get around you to get where we need to go. If it is your loved one that was in an accident and needs our help or it was you is slowing us down better?

Here is the law.

Under C.R.S. § 42-4-705(1), which we retrieved in full earlier, the law is clear:

When an emergency vehicle approaches with its audible or visual signals activated, you must:
1. Yield the right-of-way
2. Clear the left lane
3. Pull as close to the right curb or edge as possible
4. Come to a complete stop
5. Stay stopped until the emergency vehicle has passed

05/28/2026