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The gateway to the San Juan Mountains, Rio Grande County is one of the highlights of the San Luis Valley. The county covers 913 square miles (2,360 km 2) ranging from approximately 7,000 feet (2,100 m) on valley floor to several 13,000-foot (4,000 m) peaks. There are three municipalities within the county, Monte Vista, Del Norte, and South Fork ...
Under the ban, which was issued in two parts with 14 counties covered Sunday night and 16 more added Wednesday: All open burning is prohibited. All burn permits previously issued are canceled.
Decker fire: Rio Grande National Forest and San Isabel National Forest south of Salida, Colorado: Caused by lightning in early September and was allowed to burn while being supervised in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness. Fire flared up jumping Methodist Mt. threatening homes south of Salida. [citation needed] 2020: 11,818 acres (4,783 ha) Cherry ...
South Fork was once the site of timber milling operations. [7]South Fork was founded in 1882, by which date its location was already marked by the presence of a coaching post, dating from the construction of the railroad connection of the Rio Grande Western Railroad line to Creede, which had been built to support the Creede silver mine.
ASHEVILLE — The Blue Ridge Parkway is temporarily banning backcountry campfires “effective immediately” due to increased fire danger in Western North Carolina and southwest Virginia ...
The removal of the burn ban becomes effective Nov. 16. The burn ban was put in place due to extreme drought conditions. From Aug. 1 through Nov. 14, MFC wildland firefighters responded to 1,506 ...
Del Norte is a Statutory Town that is the county seat of Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States. [1] The town's name is most commonly pronounced /ˈdɛl nɔɹt/. [ 8 ] The town population was 1,458 at the 2020 United States Census .
A Sunland Park Fire Department water rescue crew member helps recover three bodies Tuesday, June 25, 2024, from the Rio Grande near the border of El Paso and Sunland Park, New Mexico.