De Beque, Colo. - On Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire and Aviation Management Unit will formally transfer a wildland fire engine to the De Beque Fire Protection District under the Rural Fire Readiness program in Mesa County, Colorado. A press conference will be held following the ceremony.
WHO:
Katharine MacGregor, Deputy Chief of Staff Exercising the Authority of the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
Steven Hall, Acting Northwest District Manager, BLM Colorado
Rob Berger, Fire Management Officer, BLM Upper Colorado Fire Unit
Rose Pugliese, County Commissioner, Mesa County
Mike Harvey, District Fire Chief, De Beque Fire Protection District
WHAT: Rural Fire Readiness Program Ceremony & Press Conference
WHEN: Thursday, August 22
12:00 - 12:30 pm MT
WHERE: De Beque Fire Station
4580 US Hwy 6
De Beque, CO 81630
PRESS: Please RSVP to Eric Coulter, BLM Colorado Southwest District Public Affairs Specialist
970-244-3061 or ecoulter@blm.gov
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
