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Quartz Ridge Fire

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Unit Information

San Juan National Forest 
15 Burnett Court 
Durango, 
Colorado 
81301 
San Juan National Forest 
15 Burnett Court 
Durango, 
Colorado 
81301 

Incident Contacts

  • Fire Information
    Email:
    2023.quartzridge@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    970–426–5370
    Hours:
    8 am - 5 pm

News

Quartz Ridge Daily Update, August 24, 2023
Updated On: 08/25/2023
Fire start date:   August 5, 2023  Cause:  Lightning  Location:  13 miles Northeast of Pagosa Springs, Colorado  Incident Commander:  Jay Kurth  Management Team:  NIMO Team 1  Management: Suppression  Fire size today: 1,799 acres   Containment: 0%  Completion: 70%   Personnel: 160  Evacuation Information: 
Quartz Ridge Fire Daily Update August 22, 2023
Updated On: 08/23/2023
Fire start date:   August 5, 2023  Cause:  Lightning  Location:  13 miles Northeast of Pagosa Springs, Colorado  Incident Commander:  Jay Kurth  Management Team:  NIMO Team 1  Management: Suppression  Fire size today: 1,663 acres   Containment: 0%  Completion: 53%   Personnel: 145  Evacuation Information: 
Quartz Ridge Fire Daily Update, Monday, August 21
Updated On: 08/22/2023
Quartz Ridge Fire           August 21, 2023  Fire start date:   August 5, 2023 Cause:  Lightning
Quartz Ridge Fire Daily Update, Sunday, August 20
Updated On: 08/21/2023
Quartz Ridge Fire           August 20, 2023  Fire start date:   August 5, 2023 Cause:  Lightning
Quartz Ridge Fire Daily Update, Saturday, August 19
Updated On: 08/20/2023
Quartz Ridge Fire           August 19, 2023  Fire start date:   August 5, 2023
Quartz Ridge Daily Update, Friday, August 18
Updated On: 08/20/2023
Quartz Ridge Fire           August 18, 2023   Fire start date:   August 5, 2023 Cause:  Lightning
Quartz Ridge Fire Daily Update, Thursday, August 17
Updated On: 08/18/2023
Fire start date:   August 5, 2023 Cause:  Lightning Location:  13 miles Northeast of Pagosa Springs, Colorado Incident Commander:
Quartz Ridge Daily Update, Wednesday, August 16
Updated On: 08/17/2023
Quartz Ridge Fire           August 16, 2023  Fire start date:   August 5, 2023 Cause:  Lightning
Quartz Ridge Daily Update, Tuesday, August 15
Updated On: 08/16/2023
Quartz Ridge Fire           August 15, 2023   Fire start date:   August 5, 2023 Cause:  Lightning
Quartz Ridge Daily Update, Monday, August 14
Updated On: 08/15/2023
Quartz Ridge Fire           August 14, 2023   Fire start date:   August 5, 2023 Cause:  Lightning
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