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Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Crews strengthen fire line, Six Shooter Fire is 75% contained June 19, 2020 / July 2, 2020 by Lindsay Box FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: BIA Fire Management – 970.563.4571 Lindsay J. Box, PIO – 970.563.2313 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 19, 2020 Crews strengthen fire line, Six Shooter Fire is 75% contained Ignacio, CO – The Six Shooter Fire was reported on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation at approximately 15:30, June 16, 2020. The fire is located in the Six Shooter Canyon. The Six Shooter Fire is now 75% contained Crews spent the day securing the perimeter of the fire by increasing hand and dozer lines. Tomorrow, crews will continue strengthening the control lines and mopping up the interior. The Durango Interagency IMT 3 will maintain management of the Six Shooter Fire and multiple agencies continue to work to fully suppress the fire. There are a total of 110 personnel working to suppress the fire. Ground resources include fire personnel, 2 crews, 4 modules, 7 type-6 fire engines, and one dozer. Air resources will be ordered as needed. Smoke from the Six Shooter Fire has improved. To monitor the air quality related to the Six Shooter Fire, please go the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Environmental Programs Division Ambient Monitoring page at: https://www.southernute-nsn.gov/justice-and-regulatory/epd/air-quality/ambient-monitoring/ […] Read more » #SixShooterFire Six Shooter Fire
Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Six Shooter Fire reaches 60% containment June 19, 2020 / July 2, 2020 by Lindsay Box FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: BIA Fire Management – 970.563.4571 Lindsay J. Box, PIO – 970.563.2313 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 18, 2020 Six Shooter Fire reaches 60% containment Ignacio, CO – The Six Shooter Fire was reported on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation at approximately 15:30, June 16, 2020. The fire is located in the Six Shooter Canyon. Crews have suppressed the Six Shooter Fire to 60% containment. Personnel spent the day constructing fire lines which held the fire to no new acreage. The Six Shooter Fire has burnt a total of 224 acres. The Durango Interagency IMT 3 will maintain management of the Six Shooter Fire and multiple agencies continue to work to fully suppress the fire. There are a total of 110 personnel working to suppress the fire. Ground resources include fire personnel, 2 crews, 4 modules, 7 type-6 fire engines, and one dozer. Air resources will be ordered as needed. Smoke from the Six Shooter Fire has improved. To monitor the air quality related to the Six Shooter Fire, please go the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Environmental Programs Division Ambient Monitoring page at: https://www.southernute-nsn.gov/justice-and-regulatory/epd/air-quality/ambient-monitoring/ The Tribe is working […] Read more » #SixShooterFire Six Shooter Fire
Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Six Shooter Fire reaches 224 acres June 18, 2020 / July 2, 2020 by Lindsay Box FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: BIA Fire Management – 970.563.4571 Lindsay J. Box, PIO – 970.563.2313 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 18, 2020 Crews contain Six Shooter Fire line; fire reaches 224 acres Ignacio, CO – The Six Shooter Fire was reported on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation at approximately 15:30, June 16, 2020. The fire is located in the Six Shooter Canyon. The Six Shooter Fire grew 4 acres and now reaches a total of 224 acres. Crews promptly responded to a slight break in the fire line and hold fire to less than 5 acres of growth in 24-hours. Ground crews, including a tribal dozer, are working on cutting more fire lines today. Aerial resources will remain on stand-by. There are a total of 105 personnel working to suppress the fire. The Six Shooter Fire remains 25% contained. Personnel look to make positive progress with favorable weather conditions. The Durango Interagency IMT 3 will maintain management of the Six Shooter Fire and multiple agencies continue to work to fully suppress the fire. Agencies include the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southern Ute Agency Fire Management, Los Piños Fire Protection District, Durango Fire, Florida Mesa […] Read more » #SixShooterFire Six Shooter Fire
Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Crew make progress on Six Shooter fire and hold fire to 220 acres June 17, 2020 / July 2, 2020 by Lindsay Box FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: BIA Fire Management – 970.563.4571 Lindsay J. Box, PIO – 970.563.2313 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Crews make progress on Six Shooter Fire and hold fire to 220 acres Ignacio, CO – The Six Shooter Fire was reported on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation at approximately 15:30, June 16, 2020. The fire is located in the Six Shooter Canyon. Both ground and aerial resources made positive progress, holding the fire to 220 acres. The fire is now 25% contained. Ground crews continued cutting lines by hand and with a tribal dozer while air attack focused on cooling hot spots burning on the interior of the fire boundary. The Durango Interagency IMT 3 will maintain management of the Six Shooter Fire and multiple agencies continue to work to fully suppress the fire. Agencies include the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southern Ute Agency Fire Management, Los Piños Fire Protection District, Durango Fire, Florida Mesa Fire, and modules from the States of Colorado and Oklahoma. Ground resources include fire personnel, hot shot crew, heavy equipment, and utility terrain vehicles. Air resources will remain ready tomorrow. Smoke is visible from Colorado […] Read more » #SixShooterFire Six Shooter Fire
Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Six Shooter Fire burns to approximately 220 acres overnight June 17, 2020 / July 2, 2020 by Lindsay Box FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT BIA Fire Management – 970.563.4751 Lindsay Box, PIO – 970.563.2313 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2020 Six Shooter Fire burns to approximately 220 acres overnight Ignacio, CO – The Six Shooter Fire was reported on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation at approximately 15:30, June 16, 2020. The fire is located in the Six Shooter Canyon and now estimated at 220 acres. Ground crews made headway on the fire which is now 15% contained. The Durango Interagency IMT 3 has assumed the fire management role today. Multiple agencies are working to fully suppress the fire, including the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southern Ute Agency Fire Management, Los Piños Fire Protection District, Durango Fire, Florida Mesa Fire, and modules from the States of Colorado and Oklahoma. Ground resources include fire personnel, hot shot crew, heavy equipment, and utility terrain vehicles. Air resources aided in the initial fire response and remain on standby today. Smoke is visible from Colorado Highway 550 and County Road 318. Smoke will be visible to the local communities throughout the duration of the fire. Smoke from wildfires can cause health concerns and some individuals are more at risk of complications. To […] Read more » #SixShooterFire Six Shooter Fire
Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Southern Ute Indian Tribe Demands Investigation into Unlawfully Leaked Information for CARES Act Funds April 18, 2020 / July 2, 2020 by Lindsay Box FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Christine Sage, Chairman – 970.563.0100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 18, 2020 – 1:00 P.M. Southern Ute Indian Tribe Demands Investigation into Unlawfully Leaked Information for CARES Act Funds Southern Ute Indian Reservation – On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act. This act provided $150 billion for governments, including $8 billion to be allocated among the 574 federally recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages The funds were to be distributed within 30 days. On Monday, April 13, 2020, all state, local and tribal governments were instructed to download information in to a secure portal at the Department of Treasury so that they could receive their CARES Act funds. For Tribes and tribal businesses, the information to be provided included tribal membership, lands held in trust and in fee, expenditures, and bank account information in which the funds were to be deposited. The first portion of the funds were to be deposited in to the Tribe’s bank account within approximately 24 hours of filing the certification. Although the Southern Ute Indian Tribe filed its certification on Wednesday morning, no […] Read more »
Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Southern Ute Indian Tribe Recommends Face Coverage for Health Safety April 2, 2020 / July 2, 2020 by Lindsay Box FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Christine Sage, Chairman – 970.563.0100 Amy Barry, SUIT IMT PIO – 970.563.2281 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 29, 2020 – 09:30 A.M. Southern Ute Indian Tribe Recommends Face Coverage for Health Safety Southern Ute Indian Reservation – The Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council, in a collaborative response with the San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) to COVID-19 and recommends to individuals to cover your nose and mouth when leaving home for essential travel to the grocery store, doctor, or pharmacy. Individuals could practice extra precaution by using a bandana or homemade facemask coverings. It is important to reserve healthcare grade personal protective equipment (ppe) for the healthcare professionals. Individuals who need to leave their homes are able to use a face covering over their nose and mouth as a precaution. Symptoms of COVID-19 have a long incubation period and individuals who leave their home for necessary reasons could contact the virus or unknowingly spread COVID-19 to others. “The spread of the virus occurs primarily through droplets from an infected individual, which fabrics can filter. A face covering helps lessen the risk for a healthy individual to breathe in droplets as well as spread from […] Read more »
Health Press Releases Uncategorized Technical Advisory Bulletin for Tribal Title V Owners and Operators (COVID-19) March 27, 2020 March 30, 2020 / January 24, 2023 by Web Admin March 27, 2020 Technical Advisory Bulletin To: All Tribal Title V Owners and Operators: This technical advisory bulletin is being issued to address compliance concerns or non-compliance that could result at Title V permitted facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, state, local, and the Southern Ute Indian tribal government have been forced to take drastic actions to limit social contact including stay-at-home orders for non-critical employees and closures of certain businesses. The Tribe’s Air Quality Program (AQP) understands that owners and operators are facing many challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is issuing this guidance to help operators take measures to document these challenges for compliance reporting purposes. To document compliance concerns and issues that are directly resultant from challenges relating to the pandemic, the AQP recommends, at a minimum, that operators keep detailed logs, including the reason for non-compliance and maintain all relevant data to support claims (e.g., correspondence with operations personnel, stack test companies, contractors, etc.). Additionally, AQP recommends keeping in contact with the AQP regarding issues as they arise. For urgent matters and prompt deviation reporting during this time, reports can be submitted to: airquality@southernute-nsn.gov. All other logs and records can […] Read more »
Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Southern Ute Indian Tribe confirms two positive cases of COVID-19 March 29, 2020 / July 2, 2020 by Lindsay Box FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Christine Sage, Chairman – 970.563.0100 Amy Barry, SUIT IMT PIO – 970.563.2281 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 29, 2020 – 09:30 A.M. Southern Ute Indian Tribe confirms two positive cases of COVID-19 Southern Ute Indian Reservation – Two employees of the Southern Ute Indian Tribal government have tested positive for COVID 19. They are in self-quarantine and we wish them the best in their recovery. All appropriate steps are being taken to identify anyone who may have been exposed for notification to self-quarantine and self-monitor for symptoms of the disease. San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (DCPHE) are providing assistance during this investigation. Anyone who is contacted by SJBPH and CDPHE are encouraged to cooperate to assist them in protecting the health and welfare of our Southern Ute tribal membership and government. It is important to know that, by definition of the Centers for Disease Control, you have not been “exposed” unless you have had close contact with a person who has tested positive. The definition of close contact is: “being about six (6) feet (approximately two (2) meters) from an infected person or within the […] Read more »
