Garfield Emergency Operations Center
Hilltop Fire – County Road 320 Rifle-Rulison and 309 Rulison-Parachute Rd
Update 3:38 p.m. – Brush Fire at County Road 309 (Rulison area), moving East and South. Pre-evacuation starting at County Road 329. Evacuations in place 1 mile West and East from Intersection of County Road 309 & 320. If you are on the West side you may evacuate to Parachute Fairgrounds on the West side to Garfield County Fairgrounds.
PRE EVACUATION
Update 3:30 pm: Residents over one mile, but within two miles of county road 320/county road 309: Due to a Fire, please prepare for possible evacuation orders issued by Garfield County Sheriff’s Office. You will receive another message if evacuations are ordered.
Update 3:28 pm: Holy Cross Energy: Power is out in the Rulison to Parachute area due to fast-moving wildfire activity. Please avoid the area and take all necessary safety precautions.
EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY
Update 3:24 pm: County Road 320/ County Road 309: Due to the fire, evacuate the area immediately. If you are EAST of the fire, evacuate to the FAIRGROUNDS in Rifle, if you are WEST of the fire evacuate to COTTONWOOD PARK/PARACHUTE FAIRGROUNDS.
County Road 320 Rifle-Rulison Road and 309 Rulison-Parachute Road.
Due to the fire, evacuate the area immediately.
Hilltop Fire – County Road 320 Rifle-Rulison and 309 Rulison-Parachute Rd
Actualizar 3:38pm: – Incendio forestal en la carretera del condado 309 (zona de Rulison), avanzando al este y al sur. Se inicia la preevacuación en la carretera del condado 329. Se han establecido evacuaciones a 1.6 km al oeste y al este de la intersección de las carreteras del condado 309 y 320. Si se encuentra en el lado oeste, puede evacuar al recinto ferial Parachute, ubicado en el lado oeste, al recinto ferial del condado de Garfield.
AVISO DE PREEVACUACION
Actualizar 3:30 pm –
Residentes a más de una milla, pero a menos de dos millas de la carretera del condado 320/carretera del condado 309: Debido a un incendio, por favor, prepárense para posibles órdenes de evacuación emitidas por la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Garfield. Recibirán otro mensaje si se ordena la evacuación.
26 de junio de 2025, 3:28 – Holy Cross Energy: Se ha producido un corte de electricidad en la zona de Rulison a Parachute debido a la rápida actividad de los incendios forestales. Evite la zona y tome todas las precauciones de seguridad necesarias.
EVACUAR INMEDIATAMENTE
Actualizar 3:24 pm: Carretera del Condado 320/Carretera del Condado 309: Debido al incendio, evacue la zona inmediatamente. Si se encuentra al ESTE del incendio, evacue al RECINTO FERIAL de Rifle; si se encuentra al OESTE del incendio, evacue al PARQUE COTTONWOOD/RECINTO FERIAL DE PARACAIDISTAS.
26 de junio de 2025, 15:06 h – County Road 320 (Rifle-Rulison Road) y County Road 309 (Rulison-Parachute Road): debido al incendio, evacue el área inmediatamente.
Stage I fire restrictions begin June 26
Garfield County, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the U.S. Forest Service, and the seven fire districts in Garfield County are implementing Stage 1 fire restrictions effective at midnight Thursday, June 26, 2025. This applies to all of Garfield County. Fire restrictions are implemented based on specific criteria to include moisture content of vegetation, weather outlooks, human risk factors and firefighting resource availability. It has been hot, dry, and unseasonably windy. So far this year, we have had several Red Flag Warnings. The National Weather Service is forecasting above average temperatures and dry conditions with no relief from rain anytime soon.
Fire restrictions
