Red Flag warning in effect for Garfield County until 9 p.m. for Tuesday, June 8; smoke filtering in from Arizona, New Mexico fires
A red flag warning is in effect from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 8 in Garfield County. It’s the second day in a row that the region has been under a red flag fire danger alert.
A red flag warning means no open burning is permitted anywhere in the affected counties, a Garfield County alert states. The alert applies to neighboring Pitkin and Eagle counties, as well.
“Warm temperatures, very low humidities and stronger winds are expected to combine to produce an increased risk of fire danger,” the alert states.
Meanwhile, the smoke that is filtering into the area Tuesday morning is reportedly from several large wildfires burning in Arizona and New Mexico.
Inciweb, the official fire incident information system, indicates some prescribed burns in southwest Colorado. As of Tuesday morning, the only wildfire incidents listed in Colorado are carryovers from last summer.
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