Firefighters to begin burning slash piles on lands within Kremmling Field Office
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KREMMLING, Colo. – This week firefighters from the Northwest Colorado Interagency Fire Management Unit will begin burning slash piles on several locations within the Bureau of Land Management Kremmling Field Office.
Crews only burn slash piles when a minimum of three-inches of snow is on the ground and weather conditions allow for a safe, effective burn and good smoke dispersal. The slash is the result of past work to thin and clear vegetation to reduce the risk of unwanted wildfires.
Firefighters are planning to continue burning piles through the rest of the month as well as into January and February as conditions allow.
Each of the following locations should take one to two days to complete:
• East of Heeney, in Summit, Eagle, and Grand counties, in the Spruce Creek area. Smoke may be visible from the community of Heeney and along State Highway 9.
• Northeast of Kremmling in the Shadow Mountain area in Grand County. Smoke may be visible from Kremmling, U.S. Highway 40 and U.S. Highway 34.
• South of Parshall in the Mule Creek/Morgan Gulch area. Smoke may be visible from Grand County Road 3.
• Northeast of Granby near Grand County Road 60 in the Walden Hollow area. Smoke may be visible from Grand County Road 60.
An additional site east of Kremmling in Grand County in the Smith Mesa area could take five to 20 days to complete. Smoke may be visible from Hot Sulphur Springs and U.S. Highway 40.
Prescribed fire smoke may affect your health. For more information see www.colorado.gov/cdphe/wood-
Please contact CW Portell, fuels specialist, at 970-724-3033 for more information.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.