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Sept. 26-28: BLM to conduct prescribed fire treatments on West Dolores Rim

Colorado
Southwest DO
Tres Rios FO
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Deana Harms, Public Information Officer
970-216-3096
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On Saturday, BLM fire personnel successfully treated 131 acres on the West Dolores Rim.
In early September, BLM fire crews successfully treated about 331 acres in Unit 3 on the West Dolores Rim. Photos: Tyler Corbin, BLM

DOLORES, Colo. - If conditions are favorable, BLM Southwest District Fire plans to conduct prescribed fire treatments on West Dolores Rim in the Tres Rios Field Office to reduce hazardous fuels and improve public land health. The BLM will implement the treatments as follows (UPDATED):

  • Thursday, Sept. 26: If resources are available, crews will conduct aerial (helicopter) ignitions of about 634 acres of mixed mountain shrub and pinon-juniper in Unit 42A, located approx. 3 miles east of Egnar, CO.
  • Friday, Sept. 27 or Saturday, Sept. 28: Crews tentatively plan to conduct ground ignitions of about 124 acres of ponderosa pine in Unit 20A, located approx. 7.4 miles northeast of Dove Creek, CO.

Smoke permits obtained from the Colorado State Air Pollution Control Division identify atmospheric conditions under which the burns can be implemented. Smoke may be visible and can affect your health. For more information, visit https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/wood-smoke-and-health.

For more information on prescribed fire treatments in the Southwest District, visit the Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire Information InciWeb page and follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BLMMontroseFireUnit or Twitter https://twitter.com/SWD_Fire.

Map showing the West Dolores Rim prescribed fire units planned for treatment in Fall 2024.
Map showing West Dolores Rim units planned for prescribed fire treatments in Fall 2024.

 

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