Colorado Activates State Emergency Operations Center as Major Wildfires Trigger Evacuations Across Multiple Counties

Description: Colorado's State Emergency Operations Center is at Level 2 activation as multiple major wildfires burn statewide. Get the latest on the Snyder, Ferris, Gold Mountain, Aspen Acre, Willow, Red Rock and 11 fires, evacuations, shelters and emergency declarations. Map Photo Credit: Watch Duty

State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Status 

• Response Level 2: State EOC Activated with more than one state agency.

• Recovery Level 3

• June 29 Colorado Daily Status Report

DHSEM and SEOC Incident Support

• Snyder Mesa Fire | Mesa County, Colorado

  • Size: 29,353 Acres

  • Containment: 0%

  • Date Reported: June 26, 2026

  • Pre-Evacuation Orders issued by Mesa County Sheriff

  • State Disaster Emergency Declaration verbal approval on June 27. 

  • Mesa County Disaster Declaration approved on June 28.

  • DHSEM Area Field Manager provide direct support to Mesa County Emergency Management and assisting with resource orders.

  • Evacuation Center open at Grand Junction High School managed by American Red Cross.

  • Information updates available on Snyder Fire 2026 Facebook page and Inciweb (later today). 

• Gold Mountain Fire | Ouray County

  • Size: 7,103  Acres

  • Contaiment: 0%

  • Date Reported: June 27, 2026

  • Evacuation Order issued by Ouray County Sheriff

  • Evacuation Shelter moved to Ridgway Secondary School at 1200 Green Street, Ridgway, Colo.

  • Incident Information available on Ouray County website. 

    • Ouray County Press Releaase June 28 | 12:30 p.m.

  • Information hotline at 

    • 970-626-5484

    • 970-633-7015

    • 970-633-7016

  • DHSEM Area Field Manager providing direct support to Ouray County Emergency Manager.

  • June 27 Ouray County declared a local emergency.

  • June 28 Gov. Polis verbally approved a state emergency declaration.

• Ferris Fire | Dolores and Montezuma Counties in San Juan National Forest

  • Size: 15,888 Acres 

  • Containment: 0%

  • Date Reported: June 27, 2026

  • Ferris, Far Draw and Doe Canyon Fires merged to become Ferris Fire. 

  • Information Updates available on Inciweb website or the Ferris Fire Information Facebook page.

  • DHSEM Area Field Manager monitoring fires for resource and support needs. 

• Willow Fire | Lake County 

  • Size: 1,259 Acres

  • Containment: 0%

  • Date Reported: June 28, 2026

  • Evacuation Center: Colorado Mountain College Leadville Campus

  • Evacuation and fire updates posted to Lake County OEM Facebook page, Lake County website and Inciweb website.

  • DHSEM Area Field Manager in Lake County EOC providing support to county emergency manager.

  • June 29 Gov. Polis verbally approved a state disaster declaration.

• Red Rock Fire | Mesa County

  • Size: 341 Acres

  • Containment: 60%

  • Date Reported: June 27, 2026

  • Fire information and updates on Upper Colorado Fire Rescue Facebook page.

• 11 Fire | Fremont County

  • Size: 100 Acres

  • Containment: 0%

  • Date Reported: June 28, 2026

  • Evacuation and fire updates available on Fremont County Sheriff Facebook page. 

• Aspen Acre Fire | Custer and Pueblo Counties

  • Size: 2,476 Acres

  • Containment: 0%

  • Date Reported: June 29, 2026

  • Evacuation Centers

    • Pueblo County Recreation Center, 1650 Cooper Place, Pueblo

    • Large Animal Shelter, 4 Bar S, 6675 Colorado 78, Pueblo

    • Wetmore Community Center, 95 Co Rd 393, Wetmore

  • DHSEM Area Field Manager is supporting each county and is onsite in the Custer County Emergency Operations Center

  • June 29 Gov. Polis verbally approved a state disaster declaration.

  • Information on fires available at:

    • Pueblo County website.

    • Pueblo County Sheriff Office Facebook and X platforms.

    • Custer County Sheirff Office Facebook.

• McCloud Fire | Dolores County

  • Size: 113 Acres

  • Containment: 0%

Updated information at 2:30 p.m. on June 29, 2026.

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