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Public Notice – Ag Burning

Safe Agriculture Burning

DFPC has seen an uptick in human-caused fire starts in Dolores, Montezuma, La Plata, and Archuleta counties over the past few weeks. Many of these are a result of escaped agricultural burns. While no Red Flag Warnings have been issued, fuels in the lower elevations of SW Colorado are abnormally dry and receptive to burning, […]

Montezuma County Sheriffs: PUBLIC SAFETY AWARENESS CURRENT FRAUD AND SCAM ALERT

PUBLIC SAFETY AWARENESSCURRENT FRAUD AND SCAM ALERT   During the past week, citizens in Montezuma County have been contacted by phone, email and text messages by person(s) impersonating deputies with the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office, advising that citizen that a warrant has been issued for their arrest for not appearing in either a Federal or […]

2023 Water Run Off – Sign Up for Evacuation Assistance

If there were an emergency in your neighborhood that required you to evacuate, would you need help? Do you know someone such as a neighbor, parent, or friend who would need some assistance? The Montezuma County Office of Emergency Management is putting together a list of those in our county who might need some assistance […]

EMERGENCY AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Emergencies such as Wildfires, Flooding and other natural disasters can occur at any time, day or night. The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office is in need of your assistance to better protect lives, and ask that you take time to plan and prepare for an event that would require evacuation from your home safely if theneed […]

Water Overflowing the Highways

43-5-303. Overflowing highways – penalty. No person or corporation shall repeatedly, willfully, or negligently cause or allow water to flow, fall, or sprinkle from any ditch, lateral, canal, waste ditch, reservoir, pond, drain, flume, or agricultural crop sprinkler system upon any public road or highway so as to damage the same or to cause a […]