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Wildfires Ravage Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
More than a week after lightning ignited wildfires, thousands of acres of Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison National ...
Fire remains uncontained at Black Canyon of the Gunnison: Part of Blue Mesa Reservoir closed, damage reported
The South Rim Fire is still burning at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, now eight days since it was first ...
The Colorado Sun1d
Fire burning on 4,227 acres in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park starts to be contained
Initial assessments show that the visitor center and entrance booth survived the fire, but other buildings were destroyed or ...
“Rapidly moving” South Rim fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park forces more evacuations
Rapid growth on the South Rim fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park forced immediate evacuations in Montrose ...
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park cancels camping for the year due to fire
The camping season at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is coming to an early end due to a wildfire burning in the park’s south rim area. During a community meeting on Tuesday night, the ...
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park remains closed as Colorado's South Rim Fire burns without containment
A wildfire that's burning in the southern part of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park has grown to more than 1,600 ...
South Rim Fire 14% contained, several buildings in Gunnison National Park heavily damaged
According to the National Park Service, the facility management building, the Western National Parks warehouse, the welding ...
Colorado Public Radio7d
Fire at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park still not contained heading into dry, hot weekend
Multiple state and federal agencies are fighting a large fire in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, where two ...
Wildfires force evacuations at Grand Canyon and Black Canyon of the Gunnison parks
Wildfires have forced evacuations at two U.S. national parks in the West as summer monsoon storms increase lightning in the ...
The Colorado Sun7d
Firefighters protect visitor center as wildfire grows to 1,640 acres in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Crews are working to control two fires in the park, one on each end, that are burning up dry fuel amid gusty winds and ...
Colorado Public Radio7d
Evacuations still in place at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park as South Rim fire grows Friday
The fires were on both rims of the narrow canyon that surrounds the Gunnison River. According to the nonprofit site WatchDuty ...
Lightning-sparked wildfires burning on more than 400 acres of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Multiple aircraft are fighting the fire and a federal incident management team is set to take command of the fire first thing ...