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RMNP fire staff patrolled the Front Country Prescribed Fire overnight and monitored the perimeter of the 60-acre burn area. Additional crews are working today, continuing to secure and monitor the burn area.

Smoke will be visible throughout the day. As the air cools tonight, smoke may settle in low lying areas overnight. Smoke may affect your health: For more information visit https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/wood-smoke-and-health.

Fire crews were successful in introducing low-to-moderate intensity fire on the landscape in RMNP through this prescribed burn and have removed fuels including grasses and low shrubs. Another goal of this prescribed fire was to raise the bottom of the canopies of trees and to increase crown spacing within the fire area. This work will help serve as a fuel break against potential future wildfires.

Fire managers and the leadership team at Rocky Mountain National Park would like to thank all of the cooperating agencies that provided resources and invaluable support to help with yesterday's operation on the Headquarters Unit of the Front Country Prescribed Fire. This successful operation would not have been possible without the support of our local, regional, and federal partners.

We would like to thank RMNP Fire Personnel, including the Alpine Interagency Hotshot Crew, Estes Valley Fire Protection District, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, and Lefthand Fire Protection District. We would also like to thank the US National Weather Service Denver/Boulder Colorado and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Projects like this are only possible with the help and support of our partners!

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