EAST GRAND FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT #4 PO Box 2967 - 77601 U.S. Hwy. 40 Winter Park, CO 80482 970.726.5824 MOST CURRENT INFORMATION IS AT THE TOP! May 13 2013 19 Snow is disappearing on the valley floor. Winter kill cured grasses are appearing. PLEASE be carefull-warm dry spring days are coming. Slash Pile burning is over for the season. CHECK with the GC Dept. of Natural Resources for more information. ********************************************************************************************* COLD WEATHER INFO: BATTERY "DIGITAL" THERMOSTATS-when the battery dies there is no backup to call for heat. CHANGE YOUR BATTERIES EVERY FALL and/or have a back up mechanical thermostat. Subzero temperatures=frozen pipes---use care in thawing and watch out for burst pipes, know where your shutoffs are located. ***************************************************************************************** Winter weather is here; check your vehicles tires, windshield wipers, emergency equipment ***************************************************************************************** SNOW!! Good accumulations around the Fraser Valley has reduced the fire danger. Slash Burning will be picking up steam and you will see burns occuring at lower elevations and on the valley floor. The SMOKE PLUME sometimes visable far to the North of the Fraser Valley is from the FERN LAKE Fire in RMNP near Estes Park. It has been actively burning and theatening parts of Estes Park. It will continue to burn until we get adequate snowfall. Regular Fire restrictions are in effect in Grand County. Limited to burning of 3 ft diameter, 3 ft fuel height campfires. This is for Federal and Private lands. There are no active emergencies in the Fraser Valley at this time. If there were we would keep you updated and as informed as possible by directing you to- www.gcemergency.com website for information on Emergencies in Grand County ********************************************************************************************* Snow is going, little moisture and still very dry. Remember winds come up quickly and even a small campfire or an old slash pile can be trouble! Things can dry out quickly as snow melts until we get the spring green up-a little sun and some wind and fires can get a sart with help from careless disposal of smoking materials or fireworks. A cigarette or bottle rocket can smolder undetected in duff or chips to ignite when dry winds pump them up. Please be carefull! ****************************************************************************************** Slash Burning Season ENDED SUNDAY APRIL 1ST 2012 with THOUSANDS of piles burned this winter. For more information contact: Amy Sidener Natural Resource Management Specialist Grand County Division of Natural Resources PO Box 9 Granby, CO 80446 (970)887-0745 asidener@co.grand.co.us ************************************************************************************** Burn restrictions limiting open fires without a permit to 3 ft diameter with 2 ft fuel height are now in effect in Grand County. Town of Winter Park does not allow open fires, without permit. Town of Fraser does not allow open burning. Wildfire Season is underway on th Front Range with several burning now. Although we have snow cover and cold temps the west end is drying out, always be careful! ***************************************************************************************** A major concern-wet ground and green trees taking out powerlines during windy days. The unprotected trees are causing some real issues including fires. Removal of hazard trees is the best, underground powerlines the most expensive. ***************************************************************************************** Be careful with campfires or small cleanup fires to avoid escapes. If you are hand feeding a campfire-make sure you only have one! ***************************************************************************************** The Upper Fraser CWPP is published and available. We have a link to it from our website. If unable to download -a limited supply of CD's with the UFV CWPP will be available at East Grand FPD HQ Station. There is a copy at the Fraser Library as well. This is a lengthy document with many technical sections. ****************************************************************************************** Please close this page to return to the EAST GRAND FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT #4 Homepage