Information: STAGE 2 FIRE RESTRICTIONS
STAGE 2 FIRE RESTRICTIONS PROHIBITIONS: Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire. 36 CFR 261.52 (a). This includes charcoal grills and barbecues, coal and wood burning stoves, and sheepherder’s stoves, and includes use in developed camping and picnic grounds. EXCEPT: Devices using pressurized liquid or gas (stoves, grills, or lanterns) that […]
Information: STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTIONS
STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTIONS PROHIBITIONS: Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire. 36 CFR 261.52(a). This includes charcoal grills. EXCEPT: Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire in constructed, permanent fire pits or fire grates within developed recreation sites and the use of portable stoves, lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum, pressurized […]
Fire Restriction Status
Unincorporated Montezuma County- fire ban in effect July 2, 2025 Montezuma County Burn Ban Simplified Town of Dolores- ban on all open flames, effective June 23, 2025 Town of Dolores Signed fire ban 2025 Dolores Ordinance 536 Open Fires Town of Mancos- no restrictions at this time City of Cortez- no restrictions at this time […]
Notice: Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation Effective: 5-2-25 (Until rescinded or superseded)
Notice: Stage 1 Fire RestrictionsUte Mountain Ute Indian ReservationEffective: 5-2-25 (Until rescinded or superseded) Stage 1 – FIRE RESTRICTIONS AREAS FOLLOWS: Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, coal, or wood burning stove, any type of charcoal fueled broiler or open fire of any type in undeveloped areas. Smoking, except within an enclosed […]
Montezuma County Emergency Alert System
After recent local problems with the Nixle system, as well as the widely publicized issues with the alert and notification systems during fires in Boulder County and Maui, Montezuma County has launched a new Emergency Alert System. This new system will allow you to receive emergency alerts for severe weather, road closures, evacuations, missing persons, […]
Montezuma County is StormReady!
National Weather Service StormReady We Are StormReady Be Prepared Montezuma County is StormReady! The StormReady program, through the National Weather Service, helps communities develop plans to handle all types of extreme weather- from tornadoes to winter storms- by providing emergency managers with guidelines on how to improve their hazardous weather operations. The Montezuma County Office […]
Alert: Bat tests positive for Rabies in Montezuma County
Bat tests positive for Rabies in Montezuma County A bat found in Montezuma County area last week tested positive for rabies. Rabies is regularly found in Colorado wildlife, especially skunks and bats. Interaction between humans and wild animals, particularly bats, skunks, foxes, and raccoons, increases the risk of rabies exposure to pets and people. […]
West Nile Virus detected in Colorado Mosquitoes
https://montezumacounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Avoid-West-Nile-Virus.mp4 West Nile Virus Detected in Colorado Mosquitoes West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes in Colorado for the first time this season in Boulder, Delta, Larimer, and Weld counties. West Nile virus is most commonly spread to people by the bite of an infected Culex mosquito. Prevention: The best way to […]
Press Release: Human Case of Plague in Montezuma County
Montezuma County Public Health has identified a human case of plague in a Montezuma County resident. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and Montezuma County Public Health Department (MCPHD) continue to investigate the case and will provide additional information as it becomes available. Plague is caused by bacteria that can be transmitted […]
Access and Functional Needs Referral to Montezuma County Office of Emergency Management
