U.S. Forest Service – White River National Forest office
June 27, 2023, 10:17 a.m. – The Spring Creek Fire rapidly grew to over 3,000 acres yesterday when fire activity was magnified by the alignment of topography, fuels, and wind.
With similar conditions forecast for today, firefighters expect another day of active fire behavior. A considerable number of resources have been ordered, including a Complex Incident Management team. Currently, 8 crews, 25 engines, air resources including helicopters and retardant delivery aircraft, and more than 300 personnel are working the fire. Additional resources will continue to arrive.
Life and safety are the number one priority, followed closely by protecting critical infrastructure. Structure protection resources are available if needed.
Spring Creek Road and High Mesa Road are open to local traffic only. With the incoming resources, there will be an increase in fire personnel on the roadway. Please avoid the area if possible and drive with caution.
Residents are encouraged to register with Garfield County Sherriff’s emergency notification system at: Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority – (garco911.com). All evacuation orders will be conducted through the sheriff’s office. Call 970-981-3401 for current evacuation information.
The Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit Facebook page will continue to provide updates as new information is available.
Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority (GarCo911)
June 27, 2023, 9:20 a.m. – Are you signed up for emergency notifications with GCECA? Emergencies happen in the blink of an eye and can change very quickly! This is how we reach you for things such as evacuations in the event of an emergency that affects your address. Sign up now at www.garco911.com by following the links for emergency notifications. Do you need your messages delivered in a different language? After signing up, download the ReachWell App and select the language of your choice.
Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority
March 22, 2023, 10:53 a.m. – I-70 is open at mile-marker 116 EB, Glenwood Springs. Please drive with care.
March 22, 2023, 10:01 a.m. – I-70 is closed at mile-marker 116 EB, Glenwood Springs, for a safety closure. There are multiple accidents along I-70. Please drive with care.
March 1, 2023, 10:07 a.m. – We have been made aware that this morning the Aspen School District has received a similar threat to the one they received last Wednesday. According to law enforcement, this appears to be the same message or recording that was previously determined to be a hoax. Out of an abundance of caution, there will be increased law enforcement presence at our schools today, and we will be ready to implement safety protocols if needed. We are working very closely with law enforcement agencies today regarding this situation and will share any updates if we have them.
You can learn more about our approach to school safety by reading our emergency and crisis information guide for parents online.
2.16.23, 10:40 a.m. – Crews are working to safely remove the commercial motor vehicle (semi truck). Motorists should expect delays traveling through the canyon.
2.15.23, 10:15 p.m. – STATEWIDE – Crews have reopened both westbound lanes on I-70 in Glenwood Canyon and one eastbound lane between exit 133 (Dotsero) and exit 116 (Glenwood Springs) after cleaning up a commercial motor vehicle crash earlier in the day. One lane eastbound will remain closed overnight until crews can remove the remainder of the wreckage in the morning.
If motorists need an alternate route, CDOT recommends using the southern alternate route (more info below). The route will add several hours of travel time. CDOT continues to strongly advise against using the northern alternate route, due to powerful winter weather conditions and road closures. All updates will continue to post to COtrip.org. More pictures will be posted on the CDOT Facebook page as they become available.
One commercial motor vehicle was involved in the crash, which took place today at the same location as a CMV crash and extended closure on Jan. 30. The crash took place at approximately 4:15 p.m. The tractor-trailer crashed while traveling westbound, west of Hanging Lake Tunnel. Speed is being investigated as a factor in the crash. Speed limits were lowered in Glenwood Canyon today during winter weather conditions and a slick roadway surface.
Alternate routes
CDOT strongly advises motorists to check weather and travel conditions before using the southern alternate route. It is very important to check COtrip.org and weather forecasts before traveling. Smartphone users can also use CDOT’s free COtrip Planner mobile app. Drivers should anticipate additional traffic on the route.
Southern alternate route
To use the southern alternate route, westbound motorists from the Denver metro area can travel on US 285 to US 50, and continue west to Grand Junction. Travelers on I-70 can use CO 9 to US 285 south to US 50, or use CO 91 southwest to US 24 to US 50. Eastbound motorists traveling from the Grand Junction area can use US 50 east to US 285 and continue to Denver and areas nearby.
Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority
2.15.23, 10:36 p.m. – I-70 is open between mile markers 133 to 116 both directions, Dotsero to Glenwood Springs.
Colorado Department of Transportation
2.15.23, 6:08 p.m. – Southern alternate route is open, however CDOT strongly advises motorists to check weather and travel conditions before using alternate route
STATEWIDE – A safety closure is in place for Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon for eastbound and westbound traffic due to a commercial vehicle crash. The closure is in place between exit 133 (Dotsero) and exit 116 (Glenwood Springs) and is expected to last for several hours. The commercial motor vehicle crash is located at Mile Point 124.6, east of Glenwood Springs, and requires coordinated removal operations. If motorists need an alternate route, CDOT recommends using the southern alternate route (more info below). The route will add several hours of travel time. CDOT strongly advises against using the northern alternate route, due to powerful winter weather conditions and road closures. All updates will continue to post to COtrip.org. More pictures will be posted on the CDOT Facebook page as they become available.
One commercial motor vehicle was involved in the crash, which took place today at the same location as a CMV crash and extended closure on Jan. 30. The crash took place at approximately 4:15pm. The tractor-trailer crashed while traveling westbound, west of Hanging Lake Tunnel. Speed is being investigated as a factor in the crash. Speed limits were lowered in Glenwood Canyon today during winter weather conditions and a slick roadway surface.
Crews are working to clear the vehicle, which was carrying canned beverages. It is possible crews will be able to reopen the roadway this evening with one lane of traffic in each direction. This will depend on how removal operations go and weather conditions. The scene is being evaluated to see if there was a hazardous materials spill. The only hazardous material identified so far is the diesel used to power the vehicle.
Alternate Routes
CDOT strongly advises motorists to check weather and travel conditions before using the southern alternate route. It is very important to check COtrip.org and weather forecasts before traveling. Smartphone users can also use CDOT’s free COtrip Planner mobile app. Drivers should anticipate additional traffic on the route.
Southern Alternate Route
To use the southern alternate route, westbound motorists from the Denver metro area can travel on US 285 to US 50, and continue west to Grand Junction. Travelers on I-70 can use CO 9 to US 285 south to US 50, or use CO 91 southwest to US 24 to US 50. Eastbound motorists traveling from the Grand Junction area can use US 50 east to US 285 and continue to Denver and areas nearby.
2.15.23, 4:54 p.m. – I-70 closed both directions in Glenwood Canyon, mile post 116 to mile post 133, due to rollover semi. Expect extended closure. Available detours: US-50, CO-91, US-24, US-285.
Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority
2.15.23, 4:16 p.m. – Interstate 70 is closed between mile markers 116 and 133 in both directions, Glenwood Canyon, due to an accident.
Comunicado de Prensa – Amezana hecha a las Escuelas (Abajo)
On January 25, 2023 at 8:11 am, Carbondale Police Department were made aware from Dillon Police Department of a potential threat made to schools.
Officers received information from Dillon Police Department of a man who made an online threat threatening school. The man’s phone GPS location was found to be in Carbondale. Law enforcement agencies, Roaring Fork School District and RE-2 School District decided to issue a “Secure” on all schools out of an abundance for caution and safety of students and community. Later, the man’s phone GPS location was found to be at a local business in Carbondale where he works. The man’s car was found in the parking lot. The man had started his shift and was tracked to Old Snowmass. The man was located and safely taken into custody by Pitkin County Sheriff’s deputies.
Carbondale officers determined there was no direct threat to Carbondale schools. School districts lifted the “Secure” after determining there was no threat.
Carbondale Police Department takes any threats made to the school, students, or the community seriously. We work together with the Roaring Fork School District, and other agencies to protect students and the local community.
Carbondale officers and Roaring Fork School District employees are trained in the I Love U Guys Foundation protocol. Attached to this press release you will find the protocol terms and definitions.
No further information will be released.
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El 25 de enero de 2023, a las 8:11 am, el Departamento de Policía de Carbondale fue informado por el Departamento de Policía de Dillon de una amenaza potencial hecha a las escuelas.
Los oficiales recibieron información del Departamento de Policía de Dillon de un hombre que hizo una amenaza en línea amenazando a las escuelas. Ubicaron al hombre por GPS del teléfono en Carbondale. Departamento de policías, el Distrito Escolar de Roaring Fork y RE-2 decidieron emitir un “Seguro” en todas las escuelas por precaución y seguridad de los estudiantes y la comunidad. Más tarde, ubicaron el hombre por GPS del teléfono que estaba en un negocio local en Carbondale, donde trabaja. El auto del hombre fue encontrado en el estacionamiento. El hombre había comenzado su turno y fue rastreado hasta Old Snowmass. El hombre fue localizado y puesto bajo custodia de manera segura por oficiales del Condado de Pitkin.
Los oficiales de Carbondale determinaron que no había una amenaza directa a las escuelas de Carbondale. Los distritos escolares levantaron el “Seguro” después de determinar que no había amenaza.
El Departamento de Policía de Carbondale toma en serio cualquier amenaza hecha a la escuela, los estudiantes o la comunidad. Trabajamos junto con el Distrito Escolar de Roaring Fork y otras agencias para proteger a los estudiantes y a la comunidad local.
Los oficiales de Carbondale y los empleados del Distrito Escolar de Roaring Fork están entrenados en el protocolo de la Fundación I Love U Guys. Adjunto a este comunicado de prensa encontrará los términos y definiciones del protocolo.
No se dará a conocer más información.
Pitkin County Sheriff’s Department
Subject Taken Into Custody After Search
DATE OF INCIDENT:January 25th, 2023 DEPUTY IN CHARGE: Undersheriff Alex Burchetta CASE NUMBER: 23P000967
Pitkin County, Colorado –01/25/2023 – The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office was notified Wednesday morning by the Garfield County Communications Authority of an individual who made a threat to a school in Summit County, CO. The individual was believed to be in Pitkin County Wednesday morning and information obtained from law enforcement sources suggested the individual was armed.
As a safety precaution, all schools in Pitkin County went on “secure” status at approximately 08:50 a.m. Location data obtained from law enforcement partners indicated the individual was in the Old Snowmass area, a rural section of central unincorporated Pitkin County. Watson Divide Road and Snowmass Creek Road were closed to restrict the public’s access to the Old Snowmass area of Pitkin County to ensure the public’s safety, and to allow law enforcement to operate safely. The road closures were lifted at approximately 10:15 a.m.
Deputies from the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office along with additional law enforcement from various regional law enforcement agencies actively searched for the individual, and took the subject into custody at 10:02 a.m at an address in the Old Snowmass area.
The subject’s name is Charles Draughn and is currently being held in the custody of the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office, held on an active felony warrant out of Summit County, CO.
The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office wants to thank the Carbondale Police Department, Snowmass Police Department, Aspen Police Department, Basalt Police Department, Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Dillon Police Department, Summit County Sheriff’s Office, Garfield Sheriff’s Office, the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, and the Colorado Bureau of Investigations for their participation in the safe apprehension of this wanted individual.
Glenwood Springs Police Department
January 25, 2023 – 10:03 a.m. – Suspect in custody, GSPD assisted other agencies in this investigation. Any further information will be put out by the investigating agencies. Schools are no longer on secure protocol.
The Secure Action in all Roaring Fork Schools has been lifted because there is no longer an external threat to schools. All schools have returned to normal operations.
We know that situations like this are frightening for staff, students, and parents alike. The safety of students and staff is our first priority, which is why we implement our protocols whenever there is any possible threat to safety. You can learn more about our approach to school safety by reading our emergency and crisis information guide for parentshere.
Law enforcement inadvertently asked some schools to go into Lockdown before amending the order to the proper precaution for this situation, Secure. We know that asking students and staff to go into Lockdown can be traumatic; we will be working with law enforcement to ensure that the correct precaution is always called. We appreciate our partnership with law enforcement and the prompt response from all of our schools.
El protocolo “seguro” en todas las escuelas de Roaring Fork se ha levantado porque no existe una amenaza externa para las escuelas. Todas las escuelas han vuelto a sus operaciones normales.
Sabemos que situaciones como esta son aterradoras para el personal, los estudiantes y los padres por igual. La seguridad de los estudiantes y el personal es nuestra prioridad, por lo que implementamos nuestros protocolos cada vez que existe una posible amenaza a la seguridad. Puede obtener más información sobre nuestro enfoque de la seguridad escolar leyendo nuestra guía de información sobre emergencias y crisis para padres aquí.
La policía local pidió que las escuelas entraran en “Lockdown” antes de modificar la orden y luego pidieron entrar en protocolo “seguro”. Sabemos que pedirles a los estudiantes y al personal que entren en Lockdown puede ser traumático; trabajaremos con la policía para garantizar que siempre se tome la precaución correcta. Agradecemos nuestra asociación con la policía local y la pronta respuesta de todas nuestras escuelas.
Atentamente,
Jesús Rodríguez
Roaring Fork School District (Re-2)
January 25, 2023, 9:54 a.m. –
ALL CLEAR
Hello Garfield Re-2 Families:
All schools are currently being released from SECURE status. The valley law enforcement issue has been determined to no longer present an issue to our district.
Specifically this issue was in response to a threat originating in Summit County that could have impacted Garfield County. Garfield Re-2 went to secure as a precautionary measure only.
All students and staff are safe. We are grateful for all of our local law enforcement partners and we appreciate your patience and understanding.
Again, ALL SCHOOLS ARE CLEAR and the SECURE has been lifted.
If you have questions, please contact 970-665-7300.
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Hola familias de Garfield Re-2:
Todas las escuelas están siendo liberadas actualmente del estado SEGURO. Se ha determinado que el problema de la aplicación de la ley del valle ya no representa un problema para nuestro distrito.
Específicamente, este problema fue en respuesta a una amenaza que se originó en el condado de Summit y que podría haber afectado al condado de Garfield. Garfield Re-2 fue a asegurar solo como medida de precaución.
Todos los estudiantes y el personal están a salvo. Estamos agradecidos por todos nuestros socios locales encargados de hacer cumplir la ley y apreciamos su paciencia y comprensión.
Una vez más, TODAS LAS ESCUELAS ESTÁN DESPEJADAS y se ha levantado el SEGURO.
Si tiene preguntas, comuníquese al 970-665-7300.
January 25, 2023, 9:26 a.m. –
Hello Garfield Re-2 families: As a precautionary measure, all Garfield Re-2 Schools are currently on SECURE in response to a law enforcement issue in the valley. Secure means that no one will be allowed in or out of the school buildings, and no outside recess, but school will continue to operate as normal within the building.
All students and staff are safe. This is a precautionary measure ONLY. We appreciate your patience and understanding. We will let you know as soon as the secure status is lifted. If you have questions, please contact 970-665-7300.
Roaring Fork Schools
January 25, 2023 – Dear Roaring Fork Schools families,
All Roaring Fork Schools have been asked to implement a Secure protocol (exterior doors locked but business as usual inside) this morning as a precaution due to a general online threat to school safety in Summit County. While the threat is not specific to our schools nor immediate communities, out of an abundance of caution, local law enforcement asked our schools to go into Secure. We know that situations like this are frightening for staff, students, and parents alike, and we want you to know that the safety of students and staff is our first priority.
The Secure action is called when there is a potential threat or hazard outside of the school building. Secure uses the security of the physical facility to act as protection. During Secure, all students and staff are brought into the secure building and all exterior doors are locked. Classes are able to continue uninterrupted inside the building. You can learn more about our approach to school safety by reading our emergency and crisis information guide for parentshere.
Please know students are safe in their schools at this time. We ask that you not come to our schools to pick up students at this time.
Thank you for your continued trust in our team. We will continue to be diligent and observant in keeping the safety of our kids our utmost priority.
Se les ha pedido esta mañana a todas las escuelas de Roaring Fork que implementaran un protocolo llamado “seguro” (que las puertas exteriores están cerradas pero que todo siga igual adentro) como precaución debido a una amenaza general en línea de la seguridad escolar que pasó en el condado de Summit. Aunque la amenaza no es específica para nuestras escuelas ni para las comunidades inmediatas, por precaución, la policía local pidió a nuestras escuelas que se pusieran en modo “Seguro.” Sabemos que situaciones como esta son aterradoras para el personal, los estudiantes y los padres por igual, y queremos que sepa que la seguridad de los estudiantes y el personal es nuestra primera prioridad.
El protocolo “seguro” se llama cuando existe una amenaza o peligro potencial fuera del edificio escolar. “Seguro” utiliza la seguridad de la instalación física para actuar como protección. Durante “Seguro”, todos los estudiantes y el personal entran al edificio de manera segura y todas las puertas exteriores están cerradas. Las clases pueden continuar sin interrupciones dentro del edificio. Puede obtener más información sobre nuestro enfoque de la seguridad escolar leyendo nuestra guía de información sobre emergencias y crisis para padres aqui.
Tenga la seguridad que los estudiantes están seguros en sus escuelas en este momento. Les pedimos que no vengan a recoger a los estudiantes en este momento.
Gracias por su continua confianza en nuestro equipo. Continuaremos siendo diligentes y atentos para mantener la seguridad de nuestros niños como nuestra máxima prioridad.
Oct. 13, 2022, 9:10 a.m. – Motorists should plan for delays and occasional traffic holds on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon starting at 9 a.m. today. The traffic impacts are anticipated to continue throughout the day and into the early evening. The traffic impacts are due to work to safely remove a crashed tractor trailer.
The crashed commercial motor vehicle is in the median near Mile Point 119 (No Name), east of Glenwood Springs. I-70 will be open with one lane in each direction for eastbound and westbound traffic. Crews will work as quickly and safely as possible to remove the cargo from the CMV trailer before removing the entire vehicle. Motorists should anticipate occasional traffic holds as crews place or remove heavy equipment.
The crash took place yesterday, Wednesday, Oct. 12. Motorists should use COtrip.org or CDOT’s free COtrip Planner mobile app to view travel impacts and, if necessary, plan an alternate route.
