Durango Fire Rescue provides emergency services to the City of Durango and surrounding areas of La Plata County, Colorado
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ALT Graphic indicating Friday, July 7 weather. High fire danger with a Red Flag Warning in effect from noon through 9 pm MDT today. Wind gusts of 25 to 40 mph, relative humidity of 5 to 12 percent and above normal temps for the central and southern valleys of eastern Utah and western Colorado.
ALT An infographic is shown explaining that a Red Flag Warning is issued to alert people of ongoing or expected critical fire weather. A wildland fire fighter is seen working on a wildfire in the background.
ALT Red Flag Warnings remain in effect today and tomorrow.
ALT Image from the rock rim of Animas City Mountain Prescribed Burn on May 12, 2023. Image has rock rim, rocks, Ponderosa pine trees, brush, mountains, clouds, fire hose, and smoke.
ALT Image of burn unit with Ponderosa pine, grass, flames, and smoke. Image shows what a low severity burn looks like as it cleans up the understory vegetation.
ALT Image of firefighter during ignition operations on Animas Mountain Burn, May 12, 2023. Image has firefighter, grass, Ponderosa pine trees, flames, and smoke.
ALT Image of firefighters watching outside the burn unit for embers during the Animas City Mountain Prescribed Burn. Image has ten firefighters, Ponderosa pine trees, smoke, flames, and grass.
ALT Image of two firefighters on Animas City Mountain Prescribed Burn with lots of smoke, Ponderosa pine trees and grass.
ALT Image of a firefighter walking with a drip torch and fire tool on the Animas City Mountain Prescribed Burn. Image has grass, small flames, Ponderosa pine, and smoke.
ALT Image of drone pilots flying drone used for ignition operations and infrared detection on the Animas City Mountain Prescribed Burn. Image has three firefighters, drone, Ponderosa pine trees, grass.
ALT Image of map of Animas City Mountain Prescribed Burn. Map shows units that were burned earlier this week. Units 5 & 6 will be burned Friday, May 12, 2023. Bureau of Land Management logo.
ALT Firefighter on Tuesdays, May 9, 2023, prescribed burning on Animas City Mountain. These low severity burns reduce fire danger in a fire adapted ecosystem.
ALT Firefighters stand on the roadway while a low-intensity precribed fire burns.
ALT Image of firefighter watching an area burn on the Animas City Mountain prescribed burn on May 9, 2023. Image has Ponderosa pine trees, grass, brush, flames, and smoke.
ALT Firefighters hold on ignitions to allow fire to burn down before continuing the Animas City Mountain prescribed burn on May 9, 2023. Image of two firefighters, Ponderosa pine trees, flames, smoke, and grass.
ALT Image of Animas City Mountain Prescribed Burn on May 9, 2023, during ignition operations. Firefighters patrolling along the edge of the burn unit. Image has Ponderosa pine trees, firefighter, trail, smoke.
ALT Image of Animas City Mountain Prescribed Burn on May 10, 2023, from previous day of burning. Low severity burning breaks down forest litter and understory vegetation. Some areas will have a mosaic look with burned and unburned area. Image has Ponderosa pine trees, rocks, burned vegetation, trail, clouds.
ALT Animas City Mountain Prescribed Fire map. Showing Units 3, 4, and 7 have been completed with burning.
ALT Image of smoke rising up from prescribed burn on Animas City Mountain near Durango, Colorado. Two mountains, smoke column and City of Durango.
ALT Image of ignition team
ALT Image of firefighters on ACM RX starting Unit 4 ignitions. Trees, oak brush
