KREMMLING, Colo. - With ideal weather conditions entering the region, firefighters from the Northwest Colorado Interagency Fire Management Unit plan to burn slash piles on Bureau of Land Management-administered lands northeast of Granby.
Beginning as early as Friday, firefighters plan to begin burning 50 slash piles near Grand County Road 60 in the Walden Hollow area, which should take one or two days. Smoke may be visible from Grand County Road 60.
Crews only burn slash piles when 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.
Prescribed fire smoke may affect your health. For more information see www.colorado.gov/cdphe/wood-smoke-and-health.
Please contact Landon Smith, fire management specialist, at 970-724-3033 for more information.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
