Durango Interagency Dispatch Area

DRC Lower

Monday, August 03

Today's Fire Danger is Very High
Last updated: 8/3/2026 2:53:49

Where Is This Area?

The DRC Lower Fire Danger Rating Area , spanning parts of San Miguel, Montrose, Montezuma, La Plata, Dolores counties.

Communities in this area include: Durango, Cortez, Bayfield, Mancos, Towaoc, Dolores. Rating areas are grouped by fire environment — elevation, fuels, and climate — not by town, so your community may sit in an area named for a different place.

Pocket Card

Durango (Lower) Pocket Card ERC's Max 2026 Observed 2026 Forecasted 2024 90th 0 40 80 120 1-Jan1-Mar1-May1-Jul1-Sep1-Nov

Today's Conditions

95% ERC % ▲ threshold > 90%
100% BI % ▲ threshold > 90%
15 Winds ▲ threshold > 11
N Direction
0.00 24hr Rain
92 Max Temp ▲ threshold > 89
11 Min Rh % threshold < 9
11 1000hr Fuels threshold < 9
30 Max Rh threshold < 30

Weather & Air Quality

Local Thresholds

ERC > 90%, BI > 90%, Wind Speed > 11 Max Temp > 89, Min Rh < 9, 1000hr Fuels < 9, Max RH < 30 If three or more of the seven thresholds are met, consider it a watchout.

Lower FDRA Extended Forecast

Fuel Model - X

Indicator 3-Aug4-Aug5-Aug6-Aug7-Aug8-Aug9-Aug
Adjective Fire Danger Danger Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
ERC-Y Percentile ERC % 95% ▲ 95% ▲ 93% ▲ 95% ▲ 93% ▲ 91% ▲ 86%
BI-Y Percentile BI % 100% ▲ 99% ▲ 98% ▲ 99% ▲ 97% ▲ 90% 93% ▲
Temperature Temp 92 ▲ 91 ▲ 90 ▲ 89 88 87 86
Relative Humidity Min RH 11 11 10 9 10 13 15
Winds Wind 15 ▲ 13 ▲ 12 ▲ 13 ▲ 12 ▲ 10 10
Wind Direction Wind Dir N NNE NNE NNE N NNE NE
Precipitation 24hr rain Rain 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1000hr Fuels 1000-hr Fuels 11 10 10 10 10 9 9
Max Rh Max RH 32 30 35 30 32 31 32
ERC-X (Actual Number 1-106) ERC 91 91 90 90 89 87 83
BI-X (Actual Number 1-285) BI 240 220 207 223 206 176 183

Local Fire Information

The Lower Fire Danger Rating Area uses the following Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS) which are equally weighted in value, using Fuel Model Z (Slash) incorporating data years 2005-2024 are: Nucla (55807), Chapin (55704), Mockingbird (55710), Mesa Mtn (55805).

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