Office of Emergency Management, San Juan County Colorado

06/16/2026

🚩 RED FLAG WARNING – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 🚩

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for areas below 9,000 feet in Southwest Colorado from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM Wednesday.

🔥 Critical fire weather conditions:
• West winds 10–15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph
• Relative humidity as low as 8–13%
• Dry vegetation

⚠️ Any fire start could spread rapidly and become difficult to control. Use extreme caution with any activity that could spark a fire. Critical fire weather conditions. Strong winds, low humidity, and warm temperatures can lead to extreme fire behavior.

Stay alert and help prevent wildfires. Stage 1 Fire Restrictions remain in effect in San Juan County. Residents and visitors are urged to follow all fire restrictions and avoid activities that could ignite a wildfire.

06/16/2026

WEDNESDAY 5pm at Kendall Mtn Lodge

06/12/2026

Red Flag Warnings in effect today for most of northeastern Utah and Western Colorado as hot, dry and windy conditions return to the region. Observe fire bans and exercise extra care to prevent wildfires. A weak surge of moisture this weekend will bring a brief pause in the critical fire weather conditions and may produce a few light showers and thunderstorms in the mountains Sunday. Hot, dry weather returns next week.

06/11/2026

🌬️🔥🚩..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY...
..SAN JUAN COUNTY IS IN STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTIONS

🌬️🔥🚩GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER 🌬️🔥🚩

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a Red
Flag Warning for gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels, which is in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM MDT Friday.

* TIMING...Until Friday evening.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 12 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
🌬️🔥🟥A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

06/10/2026

SAN JUAN COUNTY COLORADO NOW IN STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTIONS

San Juan County Colorado is now in STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTIONS due to drought conditions, wildfires all around the west and limited federal wildland fire fighting resources.

06/09/2026

Windy and low humidity. Fire weather is forecasted. We are still under a Red Flag Warning. Please refrain from any outdoor burning.

Hot, dry and windy weather is promoting widespread critical fire weather conditions this week. Winds gusting 35-55 mph will be possible today and Wednesday. Fires will catch easily and spread rapidly.

06/07/2026

🚩🔥🚨 CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER UPDATE 🚩🔥🚨
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for Southwest Colorado and San Juan County. High winds, low humidity, and dry fuels are creating extreme fire danger in the area. The Red Flag Warning has been issued until Tuesday.

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.

06/04/2026

05/29/2026

Full Time Staff at SMR make all the difference. Each of them are expected to AIC any given call, run Operations or Medical Lead or any given leadership position on any search and rescue mission, and drop in to patients anywhere and at any time.

Our full time staff has the expectation to not only train EMS, but also SAR just as equally — and that is what makes our team unique. Austere mountain medicine is our specialty, and we are no strangers to making it work when things get tough. Our full timers have to constantly grow and teach, and that is why we appreciate them.

Thank you to our community for the ongoing support as we have grown the years. Our team continues to excel and evolve as the mountains do. Cheers!