Garfield County Sheriff’s Office

Evacuation map for 310 Fire

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Garfield County Sheriff’s Office

CHANGE IN EVACUATIONS: For the 310 Fire near Morrisania Mesa near Battlement Mesa and Parachute, evacuations are changing. County Road 338 Morissannia Mesa is moving into SET status.

Evacuation map

Evacuation map
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Evacuation map link to share – bit.ly/evacs

ROADBLOCKS

  • County Road 301 Morisannia Mesa and County Road 338
  • County Road 310 and County Road 301 Morisannia Mesa
  • At the 2-mile mark on County Road 302 Underwood Lane

Check the map for your status

GO STATUS – RED

  • No areas in go status currently.

GO – EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY FROM YOUR AREA. LEAVE NOW! DANGER IN YOUR AREA. Nobody should access these areas at this time.

Routes

Thank you for leaving the high risk area; residents who evacuated may go to the Cottonwood Rodeo Grounds in Parachute.

Please notify your family and friends of where you plan to stay if possible.

SET STATUS – YELLOW

  • County Road 338 Morisannia Mesa near Battlement Mesa/Parachute
  • County Road 302 past 2-mile mark

SET – Short notice evacuation likely in your area. Prepare for sudden evacuation; leave now if you need extra time.

READY STATUS

  • 3600-6000 County Road 301

READY STATUS – GREEN – possible evacuation in your area. Prepare, monitor and pack your valuables.

310 Fire Inciweb page

The InciWeb page has been established for the 310 Fire. Check out the updates by clicking the link, once there, click on “Go to incident” and scroll down for details.

Ready | Set | Go

Ready – possible evacuation in your area. Prepare, monitor and pack your valuables.
Set – Short notice evacuation likely in your area. Prepare for sudden evacuation; leave now if you need extra time.
Go – Evacuate immediately from your area. LEAVE NOW! Danger in your area.

Evacuation preparation

Prepare to evacuate quickly and safely in the event of an emergency. Planning and preparation can help you take quick action. Visit our Garfield County Emergency Management evacuation preparedness pages:

Garfield County public safety

GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
REGISTER for alerts – garco911.com | Reachwell mobile app

GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
SUBSCRIBE for incident updates | website

GARFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
website | facebook: @GarcoSheriff

GRAND VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Grand Valley Fire website | facebook @Grand Valley Fire Protection District

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Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Garfield

Para el incendio denominado 310 FIRE – Morrisania Mesa, cerca de Battlement Mesa y Parachute, se han implementado evacuaciones.

Mapa de evacuación

Mapa de evacuación
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Enlace al mapa de evacuación para compartir: bit.ly/evacs

BLOQUEOS DE CARRETERA
  • Carretera del condado 301 y carretera del condado 338
  • Carretera del condado 310 y carretera del condado 301 Morisannia Mesa
  • En el kilómetro 2 de la carretera del condado 302, Underwood Lane

Consulta el mapa para ver tu estado.

FUERA

  • County Road 338 Morisannia Mesa near Battlement Mesa/Parachute

EVACÚA TU ZONA DE INMEDIATO.SAL AHORA! HAY PELIGRO EN SU ZONA.

Nadie debería acceder a esta zona en este momento.

LISTO

  • County Road 302 past 2-mile mark

Es probable una evacuación con poco aviso en tu zona. Preparate para una evacuación repentina; sal ahora si necesitas tiempo adicional.

PREPÃRATE

  • 3600-6000 County Road 301

Prepárate: Posible evacuación en tu zona. Prepárate, mantente informado y empaca tus objetos de valor.

Durante una evacuación

Prepárese para evacuar rápida y seguramente en caso de emergencia. La planificación y la preparación pueden ayudarle a actuar con rapidez.

Preparate, listo, fuera graphic

Prepárate: Posible evacuación en tu zona. Prepárate, mantente informado y empaca tus objetos de valor.
Listo: Es probable una evacuación con poco aviso en tu zona. Preparate para una evacuación repentina; sal ahora si necesitas tiempo adicional.
Fuera: Evacúa tu zona de inmediato SAL AHORA! Hay peligro en su zona.

Preparación para la evacuación

Prepárese para evacuar de forma rápida y segura en caso de emergencia. La planificación y la preparación pueden ayudarle a actuar con rapidez. Visite nuestras páginas de preparación para evacuaciones de la Oficina de Gestión de Emergencias del Condado de Garfield:

Canales de información

Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Garfield
FACEBOOK – Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Garfield # facebook.com/GarcoSheriff
Gestión de Emergencias del Condado de Garfield
ACTUALIZACIONES DE INCIDENTES/SUSCRÃBASE – garfieldcounty.net
Autoridad de Comunicaciones de Emergencia del Condado de Garfield
REGÃSTRESE PARA RECIBIR ALERTAS – garco911.com y la aplicación móvil Reachwell

GRAND VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Grand Valley Fire website | facebook @Grand Valley Fire Protection District

Evacuation map for 310 Fire

GCSO: westbound I-70 closed between Silt and New Castle due to flooding

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Garfield County Sheriff’s Office

Garfield County Sheriff's Office road closure notice displaying two GCSO vehicles with flashing lights.

July 24, 2026 – I-70 Westbound at mile marker 100.5 (between New Castle and Silt) due to flooding/debris flow. Closed at New Castle Exit 105. No ETA of opening.

Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority

July 24, 2026, 6:44 a.m. – I-70 is closed between mile-markers 105 and 97 WB only, New Castle to Silt, due to flooding on the roadway. Detour on Hwy 6 in place. Eastbound remains open.

GARFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
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GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
REGISTER for alerts – garco911.com | Reachwell mobile app

GCSO: westbound I-70 closed between Silt and New Castle due to flooding

GCSO | Garco911: Ready status lifted for Sleepy Creek Fire

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Garfield County Sheriff’s Office

7.22.26, 8:50 pm – From Garfield County Sheriff’s Office – County Roads 113, 122 and 121: The pre-evacuation (ready) order has been lifted.

En español. De Garfield County Sheriff – County Roads 113, 122 and 121: Se ha levantado el estado de preevacuación (preparación).

GCSO | Garco911: Ready status lifted for Sleepy Creek Fire

GCSO and CDOT: I-70 closed due to mud and water flooding

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Highway 6 reopened at 11:24 pm

Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority

7.20.26, 11:24 pm – Highway 6 is open between mile markers 100-103 both directions, Silt and New Castle areas.

7.20.26, 9:03 pm – Highway 6 is closed between mile markers 100-103 both directions, between Silt and New Castle area, due to a land/mud slide. For the latest road conditions and a map of the detour, visit cotrip.org

Garfield County Sheriff’s Office

7.20.26, UPDATE as of 7:30 pm: I-70 now closed at exit 97 Silt, eastbound and exit 105, westbound New Castle.

ROAD CLOSURES / FLOODING ALERT

Flash flooding is impacting the Peach Valley area. County Road 214 (Peach Valley Road) is completely flooded at the intersection with County Road 262 (Mid Valley Lane). Both roads are closed due to swift moving water and multiple logs in the roadway.

On I-70 in the vicinity of mile markers 101–102, approximately one mile east of Coal Ridge High School between Silt and New Castle. There are some flood waters from Peach Valley moving onto the highway.

Please use caution in these areas, as it is backing up traffic in both the east and westbound lanes of I-70.

GARFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
garcosheriff.com | facebook @GarcoSheriff

Colorado Department of Transportation

I-70 closed both directions due to a mudslide.

Between Exit 97: Silt (2 miles east of the Silt area) and Exit 105: New Castle (near New Castle) from Mile Point 101.5 to Mile Point 105. Road closed expect delays due to a mud slide.

Between Lyons Boulevard and Weare Lane (2 miles east of the Silt area) from Mile Point 100 to Mile Point 103. Road closed expect delays due to a mud slide.

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
COtrip travel alerts | facebook @coloradodot

Water and mud sitting on I-70 with vehicles waiting.
GCSO and CDOT: I-70 closed due to mud and water flooding

Grand Valley Fire: photos of fire

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Grand Valley Fire Protection District

Grand Valley Fire photos of Battlement Mesa fire

Update 5:35 PM: CORD 309 Battlement to Rulison – on READY status.

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Update 5:25 PM: Battlement Mesa Village/Battlement Mesa Golf EVACUATE NOW!

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New start, Battlement Trail Fire. Began as a power pole fire and has spread toward the Battlement Golf Course. Officers are going door to door for evacuations in the neighborhood adjacent to the golf course. Prepare to evacuate now and follow emergency notifications from Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority.

GRAND VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Grand Valley Fire website | facebook @Grand Valley Fire Protection District

GARFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
GCSO facebook @GarcoSheriff | website

Grand Valley Fire: photos of fire

GCSO: Battlement Mesa Golf/Battlement Creek Village immediate evacuation

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Garfield County Sheriff’s Office

7.5.26, 5:20 pm – From Garfield County Sheriff – Battlement Mesa Golf/Battlement Creek Village: due to fire/fuego, your status is GO (RED). Evacuate immediately.

Espa̱ol sigue. Desde Garfield County Sheriff РBattlement Mesa Golf/Battlement Creek Village: debido a fire/fuego, su estado es IR (ROJO). Evac̼e inmediatamente. Evacuate to Grand Valley High School.

GCSO: Battlement Mesa Golf/Battlement Creek Village immediate evacuation

GCSO: Fire at Battlement Mesa Golf Course

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Garfield County Sheriff’s Office

7.5.25, 4:50 p.m. – Emergency crews are responding to a fire at the Battlement Mesa Golf Course. Prepare for possible short notice evacuation.

Avoid the area and give first responders plenty of room to work. We will share updates as more information becomes available.

GCSO: Incendio en el campo de golf Battlement Mesa

Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Garfield

7 de mayo de 2025, 16:50 h – Los equipos de emergencia están respondiendo a un incendio en el campo de golf Battlement Mesa. Prepárense para una posible evacuación con poca antelación.

Eviten la zona y dejen suficiente espacio para que los servicios de emergencia puedan trabajar. Compartiremos actualizaciones a medida que tengamos más información.

GCSO: Fire at Battlement Mesa Golf Course

GCSO: Snyder Fire Firefighters Benefit Account

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Garfield County Sheriff’s Office

In times of tragedy, Colorado communities come together.

Alpine Bank has established the Snyder Fire Firefighter Families Benefit Account to support the families of the five firefighters impacted by the Snyder Fire. Alpine Bank is contributing an initial $25,000, and community members, businesses and organizations are invited to join us in supporting these families during this incredibly difficult time.

Donations can be made online, by phone or in person at any Alpine Bank branch through August 31. Simply reference the “Snyder Fire Firefighter Families Benefit Account.”

Learn more or find donation information at alpinebank.com/snyderfire. 

GCSO: Snyder Fire Firefighters Benefit Account

GCSO: Evacuations lifted for Dry Creek Fire near Rifle

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Garfield County Sheriff’s Office

6.28.26, 8:00 p.m. – All evacuations and preparedness statuses under READY | SET | GO are lifted for the Dry Creek Fire.

Garfield County Sheriff’s Office thanks Colorado River Fire Rescue and the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit Type 3 Team, as well as all responding agencies, and the community for support and assistance during the fire.

Garfield County remains under a Fire Weather Watch and Red Flag Warnings. Residents are requested to take extreme caution in outdoor activities to avoid any fire risks.

Please only call 911 to report emergencies, so that dispatch services can be fully available for critical operations.

GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
GARFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | GARFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
REGISTER FOR ALERTS – garco911.com | Reachwell mobile app
INCIDENT UPDATES/SUBSCRIBE – garfieldcounty.net
FACEBOOK – Garfield County Sheriff’s Office #facebook.com/GarcoSheriff

GCSO: Se levantan las órdenes de evacuación por el incendio de Dry Creek cerca de Rifle.

28/06/2026, 20:00 h – Se levantan todas las órdenes de evacuación y los estados de preparación bajo PREPÃRATE | LISTO | FUERA para el incendio de Dry Creek.

La Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Garfield agradece a Colorado River Fire Rescue y al Equipo Tipo 3 de la Unidad Interinstitucional de Gestión de Incendios del Alto Río Colorado, así como a todas las agencias que respondieron y a la comunidad por el apoyo y la asistencia brindados durante el incendio.

El condado de Garfield permanece bajo alerta por riesgo de incendio y aviso de bandera roja. Se solicita a los residentes que extremen las precauciones al realizar actividades al aire libre para evitar cualquier riesgo de incendio.

Por favor, llame al 911 únicamente en caso de emergencia, para que los servicios de emergencia puedan estar totalmente disponibles para operaciones críticas.

AUTORIDAD DE COMUNICACIONES DE EMERGENCIA DEL CONDADO DE GARFIELD
GESTIÓN DE EMERGENCIAS DEL CONDADO DE GARFIELD | OFICINA DEL SHERIFF DEL CONDADO DE GARFIELD
REGÃSTRESE PARA RECIBIR ALERTAS – garco911.com | Aplicación móvil Reachwell
ACTUALIZACIONES DE INCIDENTES/SUSCRÃBASE – garfieldcounty.net
FACEBOOK – Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Garfield # facebook.com/GarcoSheriff

GCSO: Evacuations lifted for Dry Creek Fire near Rifle