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2 fires ignite north, south of Steamboat Springs on Sunday

After 4 p.m. Sunday, a fire broke out on private land near the intersection of Colorado Highway 131 and Routt County Road 14. A couple of structures, including a home and a barn, were threatened, said Routt County Emergency Management Director David “Mo” DeMorat.

The fire was smaller than five acres when DeMorat left to respond to a second fire north of town, he said. The fire was contained Sunday evening without any major structures lost, but a lean-to and a beehive burned.

Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue and Oak Creek Fire Protection District firefighters responded to the fire.



At around 5:45 p.m., a second fire sparked north of Steamboat Springs off of Routt County Road 44, about six miles north of the Steamboat Springs Airport, DeMorat said. The fire threatened a home.

Officials were able to contain the fire to about three-quarters of an acre, DeMorat said. No structures were lost.



Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue, North Routt Fire Protection District and Bureau of Land Management firefighters responded to the fire north of Steamboat.

“It’s been a busy day with lightning and it being so dry, but they got them both contained without losing anything,” DeMorat said.

Women United’s Backpacks & Bubbles event to be held Aug. 2

Women United is collecting school supplies for children going into kindergarten and will be assembling backpacks and supplies during its annual Backpacks & Bubbles event, which will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 2 in the Champagne Room at Rex’s Bar & Grill. Contact office@routtcountyunitedway.org or 970-879-5605 to donate supplies. RSVP for the event by Thursday, July 26. The event is sponsored by Glas Deffryn Ranch of Oak Creek.

Choose When helps pay for long-acting, revesible birth control

Choose When is a community-funded project that is helping women in the area get IUDs and hormonal implants at low or no cost. IUDs and implants are long-acting, reversible and safe. Call Northwest Colorado Health at 970-879-1632 or Planned Parenthood at 970-879-2212 for more information.

Advocates seeks volunteers to serve on 24-hour crisis line

Advocates Building Peaceful Communities is recruiting volunteers to become victim advocates to provide on-call services for the 24-hour crisis line. Thirty hours of training is provided and will take place in early February based on participant schedules.

Advocates is a nonprofit agency providing free and confidential services to victims of domestic and sexual violence in Routt County. Those who are interested may call Molly or Diane at 970-879-2034 for more information.


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