Today’s Fire Danger
Current Conditions
Clicking on the Genesee Fire/Rescue badge will take you to the Current Conditions page of the Genesee Fire/Rescue website. This page has links to:
Genesee Current (weather) Conditions (Genesee personal station)
*Fire Weather Forecast (National Weather Service, Denver/Boulder)
Fire Restrictions and Bans (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)
Drought Monitor (National Drought Monitor Mitigation Center)
Air Quality (AirNow.gov)
InciWeb (fire locations in North America)
All the above links (through the Genesee F/R page will require additional input from you to get Genesee information. The link below is the same as the second link above and bypasses the Genesee F/R page.
* Current Fire Danger in Genesee Enter Genesee CO in the box at the top left corner of the page. From the Denver/Boulder Weather Forecast Office of the National Weather Service.
Definitions:
Building or maintaining any recreational fire is “not authorized” but use of gas-fueled, charcoal, or other fire-limiting appliances is allowed.
Only liquid-fueled or gas-fueled appliances are allowed; any appliance where the fire can be “turned off” rather than “put out.”
A combination of weather and fuels conditions determined by local fire managers for 3 hours or more in a 12-hour period. Examples: Frequent gusts of 25 mph or greater and relative humidity of 15% or less. Dry thunderstorms cover 15% or more of an area.
Avoid all outdoor activities that could cause a spark or flame.
Online Wildfire and Weather Information
National Weather Service website This website is also referenced above through the Genesee Fire/Rescue webpage. This site has a lot of weather-related information that goes beyond wildfires and beyond Genesee.
Wildfire information apps
See also the Watch Duty Wildfire Map app for both Apple and Android phones. It is a free app, and the advanced version (which has a fee) may not be worth the additional information.