The Emergency Management page for Gunnison County provides ongoing updates regarding active emergencies affecting the region. The Gold Mountain Fire represents the primary concern, with the following documented progression:

The Emergency Management page for Gunnison County provides ongoing updates regarding active emergencies affecting the region. The Gold Mountain Fire represents the primary concern, with the following documented progression: As of July 10, 2026 (Update 7.10.26): The Gold Mountain Fire is at 33,185 acres with 7% containment. Evacuation zones in southwestern Gunnison County remain in the same designation as the previous day, with Zone 32 remaining Mandatory. As of July 9, 2026 (Update 7.9.26): Warm, dry weather continues to increase fire potential across the incident through the end of the week. Forecast calls for lower humidity, warmer temperatures, and west to northwest winds. As of July 8, 2026 (Update 7.8.26): Fire activity remained relatively quiet on Tuesday as increased humidity, cloud cover and light rain helped limit fire spread. Rainfall totals throughout the fire zone varied. As of July 7, 2026 (Update 7.7.26): The Gold Mountain Fire is at 31,420 acres with 2% containment. 928 personnel are actively working the fire. Fire movement overnight did not trigger additional evacuation changes. As of July 6, 2026 (Update 8:00 a.m.): The Gold Mountain Fire entered southwestern Gunnison County, triggering a MANDATORY EVACUATION notice for Zone 32 and a VOLUNTARY EVACUATION notice for Zone 33. As of July 5, 2026 (Update 11:45 a.m.): The Gold Mountain Fire is at 26,405 acres with 0% containment. 824 personnel are working the incident. As of July 4, 2026 (Update 10:00 a.m.): The Gold Mountain Fire is at 25,460 acres with 0% containment. The fire has spotted into the Cimmaron drainage but is positioned further south than initial reports. Additional alerts issued include: - Extreme Heat Alert (July 11-12, 2026): Dangerously hot conditions will occur in portions of northwest, southwest, and west central Colorado from Saturday afternoon, July 11 to Sunday evening, July 12. - Air Quality Health Advisories: Multiple advisories issued for July 4-5 and July 7-8 due to fires in Utah and western Colorado transporting smoke into Gunnison County. The page provides resources for residents including registration for Regional Alerts, active incident searches, evacuation maps, Watch Duty for monitoring Colorado wildfires, emergency preparedness information, and emergency kit guidelines.