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

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Firefighters holding the north line of prescribe fire
Image of two firefighters securing the north line with hose lay, juniper and pinyon pine trees, rocks, grass, and smoke.
Image of two firefighters securing the north line with hose lay, juniper and pinyon pine trees, rocks, grass, and smoke.
Firefighters holding the north line of prescribe fire
West Dolores Rim RX - Firefighter hiking the north line
Image of a firefighter hiking up the north line of the prescribed burn, with hose lay on the side, Pinyon pine, juniper trees, grass, and smoke.
Image of a firefighter hiking up the north line of the prescribed burn, with hose lay on the side, Pinyon pine, juniper trees, grass, and smoke.
West Dolores Rim RX - Firefighter hiking the north line
Grandview Prescribed Pile Burning - 2/28/2023 11:25AM
Prescribed pile burning on BLM Southwest District in Grandview area southeast of Durango, Colorado. Multiple slash piles covered with snow burning in open areas between trees. Two red drip torches in the snow. These are used to light the piles. Overcast cloud cover with light white smoke coming off piles and orange flames on piles.
Prescribed pile burning on BLM Southwest District in Grandview area southeast of Durango, Colorado. Multiple slash piles covered with snow burning in open areas between trees. Two red drip torches in the snow. These are used to light the piles. Overcast cloud cover with light white smoke coming off piles and orange flames on piles.
Grandview Prescribed Pile Burning - 2/28/2023 11:25AM

Prescribed pile burning on BLM Southwest District in Grandview area southeast of Durango, Colorado. Multiple slash piles covered with snow burning in open areas between trees. Two red drip torches in the snow. These are used to light the piles. 

Grandview Prescribed Pile Burning - 2/28/2023 11:25AM
Prescribed pile burning on BLM Southwest District in Grandview area southeast of Durango, Colorado. Multiple slash piles actively burning surrounded by snow. Overcast cloud cover with light white and brown smoke coming off piles and orange flames on piles.
Prescribed pile burning on BLM Southwest District in Grandview area southeast of Durango, Colorado. Multiple slash piles actively burning surrounded by snow. Overcast cloud cover with light white and brown smoke coming off piles and orange flames on piles.
Grandview Prescribed Pile Burning - 2/28/2023 11:25AM

Prescribed pile burning on BLM Southwest District in Grandview area southeast of Durango, Colorado. Multiple slash piles actively burning surrounded by snow. 

Large RX piles creating smoke during initial stages of burn - Baldy Pine RX pile burn
Large RX piles creating smoke during initial stages of the Baldy Pine RX pile burn. Two piles are timber logs surrounded by snow. Both piles have a lot of dark white smoke above piles with blue skies.
Large RX piles creating smoke during initial stages of the Baldy Pine RX pile burn. Two piles are timber logs surrounded by snow. Both piles have a lot of dark white smoke above piles with blue skies.
Large RX piles creating smoke during initial stages of burn - Baldy Pine RX pile burn

Large RX piles creating smoke during initial stages of the Baldy Pine RX pile burn. 

Firefighter lighting slash pile on Gunnison Gorge NCA RX burn
Wildland firefighter igniting a tamarisk slash pile on a RX burn in Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. Flames coming off pile. Light snow cover on ground with mesa in the background.
Wildland firefighter igniting a tamarisk slash pile on a RX burn in Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. Flames coming off pile. Light snow cover on ground with mesa in the background.
Firefighter lighting slash pile on Gunnison Gorge NCA RX burn

Wildland firefighter igniting a tamarisk slash pile on a RX burn in Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. 

Tamarisk slash pile on a prescribed burn in Gunnison Gorge NCA
Tamarisk slash pile on a prescribed burn in Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. Pile has fire/flames inside the pile with white smoke in the air. Mesa in the background with blue sky and white clouds.
Tamarisk slash pile on a prescribed burn in Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. Pile has fire/flames inside the pile with white smoke in the air. Mesa in the background with blue sky and white clouds.
Tamarisk slash pile on a prescribed burn in Gunnison Gorge NCA

Tamarisk slash pile on a prescribed burn in Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. 

Baldy Pine RX Pile burn 12/8/2022 Pair of skis and poles used to get to piles
Snow covered forest with blue bird color sky. Two large, prescribed burn piles at Baldy Pine RX Unit in the background with a pair of skis and poles in the foreground.
Snow covered forest with blue bird color sky. Two large, prescribed burn piles at Baldy Pine RX Unit in the background with a pair of skis and poles in the foreground.
Baldy Pine RX Pile burn 12/8/2022 Pair of skis and poles used to get to piles

Snow covered forest with blue bird color sky. Two large, prescribed burn piles at Baldy Pine RX Unit in the background with a pair of skis and poles in the foreground.

Baldy Pine RX Pile burn 12/8/2022 Fire crew at RX Unit
The fire qualified crew that hiked and skied into the Baldy Pine Unit to burn piles. Forest with snow on the ground and blue bird color sky. Large, prescribed burn piles burning down in the background with a light smoke and a little flame on piles.
The fire qualified crew that hiked and skied into the Baldy Pine Unit to burn piles. Forest with snow on the ground and blue bird color sky. Large, prescribed burn piles burning down in the background with a light smoke and a little flame on piles.
Baldy Pine RX Pile burn 12/8/2022 Fire crew at RX Unit

The fire qualified crew that hiked and skied into the Baldy Pine Unit to burn piles. Forest with snow on the ground and blue bird color sky. Large, prescribed burn piles burning down in the background with a light smoke and a little flame on piles.

Baldy Pine RX Pile burn 12/8/2022 Large burn pile
Forest with snow on the ground and blue bird color sky. Large, prescribed burn pile from Baldy Pine RX with dead beetle kill lodgepole pine trees with a little snow on top and smoke coming from the back of pile.
Forest with snow on the ground and blue bird color sky. Large, prescribed burn pile from Baldy Pine RX with dead beetle kill lodgepole pine trees with a little snow on top and smoke coming from the back of pile.
Baldy Pine RX Pile burn 12/8/2022 Large burn pile

Forest with snow on the ground and blue bird color sky. Large, prescribed burn pile from Baldy Pine RX with dead beetle kill lodgepole pine trees with a little snow on top and smoke coming from the back of pile. 

Baldy Pine RX Pile burn 12/8/2022 Two large burn piles
Baldy Pine RX unit with two large piles side-by-side the left one just starting to burn and the right one has flames and smoke. The forest with snow on the ground and blue bird color sky.
Baldy Pine RX unit with two large piles side-by-side the left one just starting to burn and the right one has flames and smoke. The forest with snow on the ground and blue bird color sky.
Baldy Pine RX Pile burn 12/8/2022 Two large burn piles

Baldy Pine RX unit with two large piles side-by-side the left one just starting to burn and the right one has flames and smoke. The forest with snow on the ground and blue bird color sky.

North Powderhorn Fuels Project Public Meeting
North Powderhorn Fuels Project Public Meeting Oct. 18, 2022 at 5PM to 8PM.
North Powderhorn Fuels Project Public Meeting Oct. 18, 2022 at 5PM to 8PM.
North Powderhorn Fuels Project Public Meeting

North Powderhorn Fuels Project Public Meeting Oct. 18, 2022 at 5PM to 8PM.

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