September 2017 has turned into a month for natural disasters. As Texas’ Gulf Coast begins the process of recovering from the devastation of last month’s Hurricane Harvey, two more powerful hurricanes – Irma and Jose – are bearing down on Florida and the East Coast.

And while hurricanes are obviously not of great concern here in the Rocky Mountains, we are coping with destructive natural forces of our own.

Currently, two major wildfires continue to burn in Routt County. As of Friday, the Big Red Fire, which broke out Aug. 19 in Routt National Forest, was at 1,830 acres and is expected to burn until the snow flies. And, closer to home, the Deep Creek Fire, which erupted on Labor Day, is currently burning in 3,795 acres in West Routt, a mere 22 miles northwest of Steamboat Springs.

Read more at Steamboat Today.