Wildfire Resources & Information

Wildfire Reduction is Everyone’s Responsibility

Below is information and resources to help guide you in preparing your home in case of wildfires.

Colorado Wildfire & Smoke Map

Fire data is updated hourly based upon input from incident intelligence sources, GPS data, infrared (IR) imagery from fixed wing and satellite platforms.

Wildland Fire Action Guide

Your wildland fire action guide - prepared by Telluride Fire Protection District. This Guide will help you become aware of the dangers of wildfire, and provide you with the steps to prepare your family and home for the treat of a wildfire. Click to view/download the pdf:

San Miguel County Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Prepared specifically for San Miguel County, this document has the following primary purposes:

Provide a comprehensive, scientifically-based analysis of wildfire related hazards and risks in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas of San Miguel County and a portion of Montrose County within the Norwood Fire Protection District.
Using the results of the analysis, generate recommendations designed to prevent and/or reduce the damage associated with wildfire to values in the study area.
Create a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) document that conforms to the standards for CWPPs established by the Healthy Forest Restoration Act (HFRA) and the Colorado State Forest Service.
This plan will complement local agreements and existing plans for wildfire protection and aid in implementing a seamless, coordinated effort in determining appropriate fire management actions in the study area.

Are you wildfire ready?

Make your own evaluation on this website. Learn how to pack a go-bag, find classes to prepare you to face the challenges of wildland fires, and more:

Residents Reducing Wildfire Risks

The leading information and knowledge resource on fire, electrical and related hazards.

Wildfire Mitigation & Defensible Space

Wildfire mitigation is everyone’s responsibility. Please review the website below to learn more about: Home Hardening, Defensible Space and Emergency Access.

WiRē — Wildfire Research

The Wildfire Research (WiRē) Center is a nonprofit organization that works with wildfire practitioners to seek locally-tailored pathways to create fire adapted communities.

West Region Wildfire Council

Working together to reduce wildfire risk throughout Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel counties since 2007.

Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control

Wildland fire management in Colorado is a cooperative, interagency partnership between local, county, state, tribal, and federal entities. As the lead state agency for fire, the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Wildland Fire Management Section (WFMS) works with local, state, and federal agencies to coordinate wildland fire management on a statewide basis.

San Miguel County Emergency Management

The mission of San Miguel County Sheriff's Office Emergency Management is to support our community by establishing a system for coordinating the five phases of Emergency Management: Prevention, Protection, Response, Recovery and Mitigation.