As we head into the autumn months and the threat for wildfires decreases, expect to see an increase in prescribed fire activity across the state. This is especially true with larger landscape burns that often occur during the early autumn months before the snow starts to fly.
This week, some sizable broadcast burns are expected in the southwestern part of Colorado. The US Forest Service will be conducting a 1000+ acre burn today between Chimney Rock and Arboles (see map below). Due to the remote location of this burn, public health impacts are not anticipated. However smoke will likely be visible today on that section of State Highway 151. You can find more details on this burn and additional information from the San Juan National Forest at InciWeb. The southwest district of the Bureau of Land Management will also be conducting prescribed burns this month in southwestern Colorado.
Please be sure to stay up-to-date on all the larger burns that will be conducted across Colorado over the coming months by clicking the Prescribed Fire Map tab above. You can view all the current smoke management permits for this calendar year along with weekly burn notifications.
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