Wildfire

Purgatory to reopen for summer activities July 2

Purgatory Resort will reopen for summer activities July 2 after it was forced to temporarily close during the 416 Fire.Durango…

June 21, 2018 • Herald Staff Report

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La Plata County will remain in Stage 3 restrictions

Commissioners say fire danger still high

June 21, 2018 • Jonathan Romeo

Local News

La Plata County will remain in Stage 3 fire restrictions

Commissioners say fire danger still high

June 21, 2018 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Pine River Times news

416 Fire will be under new management Friday

team to shadow Type 1 Team on Thursday

June 21, 2018 • Herald Staff Report

Local News

Years of fire mitigation pays off in Falls Creek Ranch

Clearing brush and raking needles is a community event for this subdivision

June 21, 2018 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Local News

Firefighter city emerges in the Rockies to battle the Burro Fire

About 6 a.m. Monday, more than 100 firefighters emerge from a field of pup tents to gather at a mess…

June 20, 2018 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer

Local News

416 Fire will be under new management Friday

team to shadow Type 1 Team on Thursday

June 20, 2018 • Herald Staff Report

Local News

San Juan National Forest, BLM areas reopen

included; public lands still face fire restrictions

June 20, 2018 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer

Local News

Burro Fire support personnel pack up; containment still at 53 percent

Fire team at Dolores command center steps down as fire containment rises

June 20, 2018 • Stephanie Alderton — Staff reporter

Local News

Smoke-filled skies give way to bluebird days, but 416 Fire still breathes

structures lost, no injuries reported; blaze remains at 34,161 acres, 35 percent contained

June 20, 2018 • Alex Semadeni

Local News

McPhee Reservoir reopens after forest closure lifted

trails near Burro Fire will stay closed

June 20, 2018 • Jim Mimiaga

Local News

Rico July Fourth celebration adjusts for fire danger

A light parade will replace fireworks because of fire danger

June 19, 2018 • Jim Mimiaga — Journal staff writer

Local News

Smoke-filled mornings may return to Durango

give residents a break from hazardous air quality

June 19, 2018 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Local News

Burro Fire command begins to transition to Type 3 team

support personnel in Dolores plan to leave by Thursday

June 19, 2018 • Stephanie Alderton

Local News

Evacuation orders lifted for all remaining residents

Residents in Falls Creek Ranch and High Meadows subdivisions can return home

June 19, 2018 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Local News

Firefighters gain ground on 416 Fire

management team to take command Thursday

June 19, 2018 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Local News

Silverton shop owners feel economic squeeze from 416 Fire

Retail-dependent economy already struggling after weak winter

June 19, 2018 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Pine River Times news

Silverton shop owners feel economic squeeze from 416 Fire

Retail-dependent economy already struggling after weak winter

June 19, 2018 • Patrick Armijo

Local News

Ash runoff from 416 Fire turns Animas River black

Biologists paying close attention to potential fish kill

June 18, 2018 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Local News

Burro Fire teams plan to secure fire lines, mop up after rain

weather, fire risk expected throughout week

June 18, 2018 • The Journal

Local News

Fort Lewis College closes open space, trails

Fort Lewis College has closed trails and open spaces, joining other agencies that oversee public lands in Southwest Colorado, in…

June 18, 2018 • Herald Staff Report

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416 Fire smolders and creeps; crews focus on Falls Creek area

to dry, hot conditions expected this week

June 18, 2018 • Jonathan Romeo

Pine River Times news

More evacuees go home as rain dampens fire

attack planned to secure Falls Creek Ridge

June 18, 2018 • Herald Staff Report

Gallery

416 Fire: Reader photos June 18-22, 2018

rain to support signs to photos of the 416 Fire itself, Herald readers share their photos from the 416 Fire…

June 18, 2018 • Herald Staff Writer