Emergency declared over wildfires in Garfield County
Emergency declared over wildfires in Garfield County GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Garfield County has declared a local disaster emergency over two large wildfires burning in the area, allowing the county to receive federal aid and assistance to combat the blazes. The wildfires include the Pine Gulch Fire in western Garfield County and the Grizzly Creek Fire in and around Glenwood Canyon. The disaster declaration was created on Aug. 12, and the Board of County Commissioners ratified the resolution on Aug. 17. The fires constitute a “local disaster emergency that warrants the mobilization of emergency response and the furnishing of aid
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Garfield County drought disaster
Garfield County Drought
DENVER – Wednesday, July 3, 2013 – Gov. John Hickenlooper was notified today by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack that 14 counties qualify for federal disaster relief because of drought conditions. Fourteen counties were declared primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought and an additional 24 were declared as contiguous disaster counties. The primary counties are Alamosa, Conejos, Delta, Garfield, Gunnison, Jackson, Jefferson, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt and Saguache. The contiguous counties are Adams, Arapahoe, Archuleta, Boulder, Broomfield, Chaffee, Clear Creek, Costilla, Custer, Denver, Douglas, Eagle, Fremont, Gilpin, Grand, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Larimer, Mineral,
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