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Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire

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Unit Information

Tres Rios Field Office 
Colorado 
Colorado 
Tres Rios Field Office 
Colorado 
Colorado 

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    970-240-5335
    Hours:
    M-F 9-4

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Firefighters working on the West Dolores Rim prescribed burn
Image of firefighters with UTV's on a two-tracked road with white smoke rising above the vegetation on the West Dolores Rim prescribed burn.
Image of firefighters with UTV's on a two-tracked road with white smoke rising above the vegetation on the West Dolores Rim prescribed burn.
Firefighters working on the West Dolores Rim prescribed burn
Firefighters working on the West Dolores Rim prescribed burn
Image of firefighters working on the West Dolores Rim prescribed burn with one firefighter igniting in the interior and another holding near the dirt control line and barbed wire fence. In the distance is a UTV, flames, and white smoke in pine trees.
Image of firefighters working on the West Dolores Rim prescribed burn with one firefighter igniting in the interior and another holding near the dirt control line and barbed wire fence. In the distance is a UTV, flames, and white smoke in pine trees.
Firefighters working on the West Dolores Rim prescribed burn
Vegetation burning on the West Dolores Rim prescribed fire project
Image of oak brush and ground vegetation burning on the West Dolores Rim prescribed burn project. White smoke, flames on the ground and burning a tree in the background with ash and charred vegetation in the foreground.
Image of oak brush and ground vegetation burning on the West Dolores Rim prescribed burn project. White smoke, flames on the ground and burning a tree in the background with ash and charred vegetation in the foreground.
Vegetation burning on the West Dolores Rim prescribed fire project
Firefighter on Carpenter Ridge prescribed burn unit
Image of firefighter with a drip torch igniting vegetation on the Carpenter Ridge prescribed burn unit.
Image of firefighter with a drip torch igniting vegetation on the Carpenter Ridge prescribed burn unit.
Firefighter on Carpenter Ridge prescribed burn unit

Firefighter with a drip torch igniting vegetation on the Carpenter Ridge prescribed burn unit.

Ponderosa pinecone burning on the West Dolores Rim prescribe fire project.
Image of a Ponderosa pinecone burning on the West Dolores Rim prescribe fire project.
Image of a Ponderosa pinecone burning on the West Dolores Rim prescribe fire project.
Ponderosa pinecone burning on the West Dolores Rim prescribe fire project.
West Dolores Rim prescribe fire is funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding
Image of a smaller ponderosa pine tree, small flames of fire, brush and wood chips with a blue sign against the tree with text saying, 'Project Funded by The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Building A Better American Build.gov, US Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management'
Image of a smaller ponderosa pine tree, small flames of fire, brush and wood chips with a blue sign against the tree with text saying, 'Project Funded by The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Building A Better American Build.gov, US Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management'
West Dolores Rim prescribe fire is funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding

West Dolores Rim prescribe fire is funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding Law (BIL) to reduce hazardous vegetation while enhancing woodland health and functionality.

Interior vegetation smolders on the West Dolores Rim prescribe fire project
Image of burned ground vegetation smoldering with light, white smoke in between ponderosa pine trees on the West Dolores Rim prescribe fire project.
Image of burned ground vegetation smoldering with light, white smoke in between ponderosa pine trees on the West Dolores Rim prescribe fire project.
Interior vegetation smolders on the West Dolores Rim prescribe fire project

Vegetation in the interior smolders on the West Dolores Rim prescribe fire project

Piles burning at Dawson project on February 28, 2024
Image of pinyon and juniper slash piles burning with flames, smoke, and snow on the ground.
Image of pinyon and juniper slash piles burning with flames, smoke, and snow on the ground.
Piles burning at Dawson project on February 28, 2024
Dawson Pile Burning Planned - February 28, 2024
Image with text Dawson Pile Burning Planned, BLM Colorado Southwest District Fire logo. Image of area map showing Dawson project area northeast of Dove Creek, CO and burning slash piles with flames, smoke, and snow. There is a red drip torch at the bottom. This is what firefighters use to ignite piles.
Image with text Dawson Pile Burning Planned, BLM Colorado Southwest District Fire logo. Image of area map showing Dawson project area northeast of Dove Creek, CO and burning slash piles with flames, smoke, and snow. There is a red drip torch at the bottom. This is what firefighters use to ignite piles.
Dawson Pile Burning Planned - February 28, 2024
Small slash pile at the Grandview project
Image of a small pile of pinyon/juniper slash with flames and white smoke and snow on the ground.
Image of a small pile of pinyon/juniper slash with flames and white smoke and snow on the ground.
Small slash pile at the Grandview project

Small pile burning at the Grandview project area on February 6, 2024

Firefighter lighting burn piles at Edgemont unit near Durango, CO
Image of a wildland firefighter next to a large pile burning with smoke in a Ponderosa pine forest covered in snow.
Image of a wildland firefighter next to a large pile burning with smoke in a Ponderosa pine forest covered in snow.
Firefighter lighting burn piles at Edgemont unit near Durango, CO
West Dolores Rim burned logging pile.
Image shows a large burned down slash pile with ash pit and small remaining branches in burn area surrounded by snow. Ponderosa pine trees in the background and blue sky.
Image shows a large burned down slash pile with ash pit and small remaining branches in burn area surrounded by snow. Ponderosa pine trees in the background and blue sky.
West Dolores Rim burned logging pile.
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