Williams Fork Fire

Yesterday Grand County Sheriff Brett Schroetlin lifted the pre-evacuation notice for Aspen Canyon, Morgan Gulch, and Henderson areas, referred to as “Area 2” on the evacuation pre-planning...

Fire and agency officials met Thursday with Congressional members from Colorado and their staff to share an overview and hold discussions regarding the Williams Fork Fire. Each Congressional member...

Moderate weather conditions continued on Wednesday, allowing firefighters to make progress towards adding containment and implementing fire control measures.  While no measurable amount of...

Additional containment is expected over the next few days as fire crews successfully completed burning operations east of County Road 30.  These operations were accomplished both by ground and...

 On Monday, fire crews continued efforts to establish containment along the Williams Fork River by burning remaining pockets of fuel between County Road 30 and the fire perimeter. A helicopter...

Despite increasing temperatures, the Williams Fork Fire experienced minor growth on Saturday, as other weather conditions allowed for only moderate fire activity.  Upslope runs and group torching of...

 An operational fire update will be hosted on the @WilliamsForkFire Facebook page, live tonight at 5 p.m. Viewers can submit questions in real-time and the team, along with local public safety...

Weather conditions on Friday allowed for only minor growth of the Williams Fork Fire.  The favorable weather allowed fire crews to make additional progress in creating containment lines on the west...

Moderate weather conditions allowed fire managers to focus on containment lines on the west and southeast areas of the fire yesterday. Preparation of structures that are threatened by the fire in...

Driven by strong winds, low relative humidity and dead timber, the Williams Fork Fire grew 2,731 acres yesterday, spreading to the south and southeast. The wildfire remains three percent contained...