20 MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2016 OURAY COUNTY PLAINDEALER OURAYNEWS.COM WESTERN SLOPE WRWC partners with Colorado Realtors Plaindealer Staff Report event,” Colorado Project Wildfire Chair, Forest Service, Firewise of Southwest wildfire threat is real and it is not going [email protected] Bonnie Smith said. “Their experience in Colorado, Colorado Division of Fire away. bringing together residents, fire districts, Prevention and Control, and the Office of “As a regional organization that works to On Wednesday the West Region Wildfire agency representatives and other partners Emergency Management. reduce wildfire risk and promote fire Council announced its partnership with in educating, promoting risk reduction and “Our highest priority is the safety of our adapted communities, we’re excited to col- Colorado Association of REALTORS ® to providing resources to help homeowners residents and firefighters," said Tom Austin, laborate with CAR,” said Lilia Falk, direc- provide educational programming for and communities reduce risk will be Log Hill assistant fire chief. "By collaborat- tor of the West Region Wildfire Council. property owners in Colorado's southwest invaluable to our members.” ing with the West Region Wildfire Council, “We have a collective responsibility to pre- counties. The announcement was made at CAR launched the wildfire project ini- we have enabled our homeowners to take pare our homes, properties and communi- the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department, tiative last year as an educational program concrete steps to protect their homes and ties for the possibility of wildfire. Colorado where wildfire mitigation experts provided designed to help reduce and prevent therefore reduce the danger to them and Project Wildfire helps promote this mes- an informational session and tour of both destruction of land and property, injuries our firefighters.” sage while connecting residents with local mitigated properties and those in need of and loss of life by raising awareness of and According to the Colorado State Forest resources, like the West Region Wildfire mitigation. access to wildfire mitigation resources. Service, more than two million Coloradans Council, that are available to assist with The announcement is the next step in Joining representatives from CAR and live in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), wildfire education, mitigation and pre- the expansion of CAR's Colorado Project West Region Wildfire Council on an area where man-made improvements paredness efforts.” Wildfire. Wednesday were representatives from Log are built close to, or within, natural terrain Wednesday's announcement and tour “We are very excited to partner with the Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Ouray and flammable vegetation, and where high provided an opportunity for property own- West Region Wildfire Council on this County commissioners, Colorado State potential for wildland fire exists. With con- ers to become more aware of the fire situa- tinued tion in western Colorado. d evelop- “Safety is of the utmost importance to ment our members,” said Smith. “We act out that Service throughout concern with each of our clients through the state’s careful selection of safe properties, the use WUI areas of professional inspections and providing Directory estimated to access to resources homeowners can use grow by 300 themselves to enhance the safety of their percent in properties." 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May 27 HI 64º LO 40º Below Reservoir 397 Schofield Pass LAST WEEK HI 61º LO 42º 10,700ft. 21.6” Sunrise: 5:51 a.m. Rain Rain Gunnison Upper Taylor Sunset: 8:24 p.m. Below Gunnison Tunnel 5,120 10,640ft. 0” Near Delta 8,490 McClure Pass OURAY Sat. May 28 HI 64º LO 43º HI 69º LO 43º San Miguel 9,500ft. 0” Lizard Head Pass Sunrise: 5:551 a.m. Partly Partly Near Placerville 735 DATE HIGH LOW PCP SNOW S.O.G. SKY Sunset: 8:25 p.m. Brooks Bridge, Nucla 731 10,200ft. 0” Cloudy Cloudy Molas Lake May 17 59 34 0.03 0 0 MC Cimarron 10,500ft. 0” Near Cimarron 404 18 55 33 0 0 0 MC Sun. May 29 HI 68º LO 45º HI 73º LO 43º Wolf Creek Summit Sunrise: 5:50 a.m. Partly Rain Dallas Creek 11,200ft. N/A 19 61 37 0.01 0 0 PC Sunset: 8:26 p.m. Near Ridgway 32 Lone Cone 20 67 43 trace 0 0 PS Cloudy Lake Fork 9,600ft. 0” 21 68 49 0 0 0 MS Mon. May 30 HI 71º LO 44º HI 72º LO 43º Near Gateview 683 Upper San Juan Animas River 10,200ft. 8.9” 22 67 50 0 0 0 MS Sunrise: 5:50 a.m. Partly Partly Idarado 23 67 37 0 0 0 MS Sunset: 8:26 p.m. Near Durango 2,900 9,800ft. 0” Cloudy Cloudy Latest readings available May. 23. Snow pack inches equal snow water equivalent. Real-Time City of Ouray's weather, go to wunderground.com and click on Ouray, CO. Tue. May 31 HI 67º LO 44º HI 72º LO 43º AREA WEEKEND WEATHER g From NWS weather observer Karen Risch, lower 9th Ave., Ouray. Sunrise: 5:49 a.m. Partly Partly Sunset: 8:27 p.m. Sat Sun Precip. Cloudy Cloudy HI LO HI LO Sat Sun RIDGWAY Wed. June 01 HI 68º LO 44º HI 74º LO 44º Grand Junction 77 52 80 51 20% 20% Sunrise: 5:49 a.m. Sunny Sunny Lake City 61 38 65 39 30% 20% DATE HIGH LOW PCP SNOW S.O.G. Sunset: 8:28 p.m. Gunnison 65 36 70 37 20% 20% May 17 61 32 0.02 0 0 Thur. June 02 HI 70º LO 46º HI 75º LO 45º Durango 71 44 76 44 10% 0% 18 64 31 0.07 0 0 Sunrise: 5:49 a.m. Partly Partly Telluride 59 39 63 40 40% 20% 19 68 37 trace 0 0 Sunset: 8:28 p.m. Cloudy 20 73 39 0 0 0 Cloudy Dolores 70 44 74 44 0% 0% 21 75 39 0 0 0 AVALANCHE DANGER: LUNAR PHASES Crested Butte 59 34 64 33 60% 40% 22 74 40 0 0 0 May 27: Waning Gibbous 66% Denver 74 48 77 50 20% 20% June 02: Waning Crescent 08% 23 71 300.02 0 0 0 Colorado Springs 71 46 77 46 50% 30% MODERATE g From NWS weather observer Jen Coates, Ridgway. Compiled by: Evan Vann Moab, UT 82 55 85 55 0% 0%.