Update, 6:18 p.m., Aug. 5: The Rio Blanco Fire had a multi mission aircraft flight over the fire area this morning to measure the fire perimeter. Firefighters then ground-truthed that data by walking the fire's edge and transmitting that path to GIS Speci... See more
A vehicle and trailer fire on U.S. 160 on Wolf Creek Pass Tuesday, Aug. 4, sent one to the hospital and closed the highway for a period of time. According to Colorado State Patrol Trooper Gabriel Moltrer and Pagosa Fire Protection District (PFPD) Chief Ro... See more
Update, 9:28 p.m., July 29: Evening update: The last measured acreage was 440 acres, calculated by an infrared flight at 10 a.m. this morning. Fire managers requested a second flight for this afternoon but, due to a high number of new fire starts across t... See more
Pagosa Country has experienced a mixed bag of conditions since the start of the monsoon season in mid-July, including fire, rain, downgrading of area fire restrictions, alleviation of extreme drought conditions, a flood advisory for portions of the Piedra... See more
At its meeting on Tuesday, July 28, the board of directors for the Upper San Juan Health Service District (USJHSD) — which operates as Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC) — unanimously approved going to the district’s voters to seek a continued waiver fr... See more
