Fire

Local News

Cause of multihome fire northeast of Durango remains undetermined

Investigators say extensive damage prevented definitive findings

May 1, 2026

Local News

La Plata County’s Fire Ready Expo planned for May

Attendees can expect panels on new code, power shutoffs and family-friendly games

April 27, 2026

Local News

Apartment fire breaks out Saturday on Holly Avenue in Durango

Firefighters prevent spread beyond single unit

April 27, 2026

Local News

Residents, firefighters rethinking water use ahead of wildfire season

Officials stress mitigation as drought strains firefighting resources

April 23, 2026

Local News

Firefighters respond to multi-structure fire northeast of Durango

of blaze under investigation; no injuries reported

April 20, 2026

Local News

Prescribed burns northwest of Durango bring hazy skies

Fuels-reduction project being done while fire danger is low, Forest Service says

April 20, 2026

Food

Peak season for barbecue purists is right now

Honestly, I’ve been taking advantage of the weather all “winter,” smoking pork shoulders, grilling chicken skewers and even grilling burgers…

April 1, 2026

Local News

Saul’s Creek burn marks return of ‘good fire’ to San Juan Forest playbook

Prescribed burn east of Bayfield will act as a backstop to future wildfires

April 1, 2026

Local News

La Plata County to take tougher approach on fire risk in Forest Lakes

Officials say violations in Unit 3 will face enforcement and possible legal action

March 19, 2026

Local News

Controlled burn targets more than 200 acres northwest of Bayfield

Additional prescribed fires scheduled for Dolores, San Miguel counties through May

March 18, 2026

Local News

Crews extinguish small fire northwest of Hermosa

1-acre blaze started on a hillside, moved into a drainage filled with dead, standing trees

March 17, 2026

Local News

U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management conduct pile burns near Durango

snow and rain created safe conditions for burning, fire official says

February 17, 2026

New Mexico

FEMA official overseeing NM fire victims fund received six-figure payout, documents show

victims still waiting as Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon director, wife accept more than $500,000

January 30, 2026

Local News

Couple killed in Bayfield-area house fire identified

and Terry Fitzgerald lived off grid and were beloved in La Plata County

January 1, 2026

Local News

Two found dead in house fire east of Bayfield

Elderly couple became entrapped in their home when fire ignited

December 31, 2025

Local News

Prescribed burns scheduled for Columbine Ranger District

Service plans to conduct three prescribed fires that could begin this month

September 11, 2025

Local News

A sign of the times: La Plata County residents thank firefighters for saving homes

172 Fire might be smaller than others, ‘but it was big to us’

August 19, 2025

Local News

Temperatures hit 90s in Southwest Colorado, but it’s not a ‘heat wave’

weather expected through week in Cortez, Durango and Pagosa Springs

August 19, 2025

Regional News

Polis declares statewide disaster emergency due to critical fire weather conditions, fires burning across Western Slope

A column of smoke and flames inside the evacuation zone of the Lee Fire along Highway 13 between Meeker and…

August 15, 2025

Regional News

Smoke from fires on Western Slope is producing dangerous air quality across much of the state

of it is coming from the Lee, Elk and Crosho fires

August 15, 2025

Local News

La Plata County, city of Durango to issue stage 2 fire restrictions

wildfires flare up across Western U.S., government agencies in the Four Corners urge residents to be extra cautious

August 7, 2025

Local News

Fire danger may worsen as monsoons fail to appear

conditions expected to persist for foreseeable future

August 5, 2025

Local News

Black bears reported near firefighters’ camps

helping multiple agencies working to contain Elkhorn Fire

August 5, 2025

Local News

Crews work slow and steady on Elkhorn Fire, mandatory evacuations lifted

Containment reaches 81% as crews secure fire lines

August 5, 2025