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Elk and Lee Fire – Morning Operational Briefing Video August 15, 2025

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Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team 3

Operational Briefing Video August 15, 2025 with Operations Section Chief, Jeramy Dietz

Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office
BLM Colorado Fire
Bureau of Land Management – Colorado
Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control
U.S. Forest Service – White River National Forest
Bureau of Land Management Fire
Garfield County Sheriff’s Office – Colorado
Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Rifle Police Department

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The Elk and Lee Fire Information Facebook page

Garfield County: REGISTER FOR ALERTS – garco911.com, INCIDENT UPDATES/SUBSCRIBE – garfieldcounty.net, FACEBOOK – facebook.com/garcosheriff

Elk and Lee Fire – Morning Operational Briefing Video August 15, 2025

CRFR: Fire on westbound I-70 near Rulison

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Colorado River Fire Rescue

Update:
August 14, 2025, 2:32 pm
Road now open please drive safely

Update:
August 14, 2025, 12:48 pm
Road Closed I70 closed Westbound at Exit 87 -West Rifle due to brush fire

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August 14, 2025, 12:04 pm – 81 W I-70
1/4 Acre with moderate rate of spread in Pinyon Juniper.
CRFR Engine 41 is on scene with Grand Valley Fire Brush 32 and Tender 31. Resources have been ordered from DeBeque and Interagency.
Expect Lane Closures.

updates: https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoRiverFireRescue/

CRFR: Fire on westbound I-70 near Rulison

Garco911: I-70 open at mile marker 105

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8.12.25, 6:25 p.m. – I-70 is open at mile-marker 105 EB, New Castle exit. Left lane of the I-70 is open.

8.12.25, 4:00 pm – I-70 is closed at mile-marker 105 EB, New Castle exit, due to a fire. Use Hwy 6 from New Castle east to Canyon Creek.

8.12.25, 3:38 pm – I-70 is closed at mile-marker 105 EB, New Castle exit, due to a fire.

Garco911: I-70 open at mile marker 105

Elk and Lee Fires operational briefing video

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Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team 3

8.9.25, 12:08 pm – Morning operational video for the Elk and Lee Fires on August 9, 2025 with Operations Section Chief Jeramy Dietz Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Land Management – Colorado BLM Colorado Fire Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Colorado Parks and Wildlife U.S. Forest Service – White River National Forest Bureau of Land Management Fire Garfield County Sheriff’s Office – Colorado Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority.

Elk and Lee Fires operational briefing video

CRFR: Responding to brush fire

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Colorado River Fire Rescue

7.10.25, 2:14 pm: – After a 2.5-hour hike early this morning, CRFR crews finally made it to the scene of a half-acre brush fire in the New Castle area on a ridge between the Colorado River and Alkalai Creek. The call came in at 2:40 a.m. as a report of a lightning strike, but due to unpredictable terrain, crews waited until sunrise to make the trek to the fire, which is in heavy oak brush.

CRFR is on scene with Engine 361 and a crew of four. Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit is on scene with an engine and crew of six. The Whiteriver Mod is on scene with a crew of eight, and a helicopter is making water drops. The plan is to work through the day today and have this fire wrapped up tomorrow.

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CRFR: Responding to brush fire

NWS: Flash flood warning – Garfield County

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National Weather Service

4:45 p.m., August 21, 2024: Flash flood warning is canceled for southeastern Garfield and Northern Pitkin counties. Excess runoff from heavy rain has ended over the warned area. If flooding has been observed, please report it to your local law enforcement agency. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
241 PM MDT Wed Aug 21 2024
Map of affected area

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a

  • Flash Flood Warning for…
    Southeastern Garfield County in west central Colorado…
    Northern Pitkin County in west central Colorado…
  • Until 545 PM MDT.
  • At 241 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
    heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.3 and 0.7 inches of
    rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1
    hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Radar.

IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

  • Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
    Carbondale and Cattle Creek.

This includes the following highways…Colorado 82 between mile markers 8 and 14. Colorado 133 between mile markers 66 and 68.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Highway 82 between Cattle Creek and Carbondale is prone to rockslides and mudslides in heavy rain. Stay alert for rocks and debris on roads, and avoid driving on flooded roads. Find an alternate route.

NWS: Flash flood warning – Garfield County