The
Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit (UCR)
provides a full range of fire management services to participating
federal, state and local jurisdictions in western Colorado.
The UCR is
composed of the Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction Field Offices
of the Bureau of Land Management; Grand Valley Ranger District
of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests;
White River National Forest, and the Colorado National Monument.
The UCR cooperates
with state agencies, local communities and fire departments
on a wide range of activities including fuels treatments, fire
prevention and fire suppression.
Encompassing
over 4.5 million acres of land managed by participating Federal
agencies, the UCR is oriented along the Interstate 70 corridor
from the Continental Divide on the east to the Utah state line
on the west. Vegetation types in the area range from those
typifying high desert species such as native bunchgrasses,
sagebrush and various types of brush, to woodland species such
as pinyon-juniper, aspen and mixed conifer species at higher
elevations.
There are five primary components to the UCRIFMU
website. The INCIDENT INFORMATION component
is designed to provide the general public with information
on large fires
and fire restrictions. The PREDICTIVE SERVICES component
provides the operational products. The LOGISTICS/DISPATCH component
provides operational and administrative links for Aviation,
Crews, and Overhead. The ADMINISTRATIVE component
is designed to provide links that make Fire and Incident
Operations work. And, the OTHER LINKS components
provides Area and National links to other related websites.
To learn more about
the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management
Unit, click on ABOUT
US and check out the links under the UCR
INFORMATION heading on the left.
NEW
- Wildland Fire/Energy Industry Safety Summit 2009
March 26, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Hosted by Colorado Mountain College
3695 Airport Road in Rifle, CO
&
Optional afternoon tour of Williams’ facilities
The goal of the summit is to bring the
wildland fire service and energy industry together
in order to ensure
the safety of the public, industry workers and firefighters
when wildfires impact the oil and gas fields. The focus
will be on sharing information in a “train the
trainer” setting. The optional Williams tour has
limited seating, so please register by March 6 to save
your seat.
This year’s summit includes:
• H2S Safety Training
• Gas/Oil Field Safety Orientation for Firefighters
• Wildland Fire Safety Orientation for Energy Workers
•
Sand Table Exercise – Wildland Fire/Gas Field Scenario
• Optional Afternoon Tour of Williams Production Facilities
• Snacks provided
Please register for this FREE event by March 17, 2009
using the attached form.
For more information contact Doug Paul at (970) 244-3106
or douglas_paul@blm.gov
The 2009 Safety Summit is sponsored by:
Rifle Fire Protection District, Garfield County, Colorado
Mountain College,
Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management, and
Western Slope Safety Council. Support from: Encana, Williams,
Chevron.
Registration form
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