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Snow Ranch

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Unit Information

San Juan National Forest 
15 Burnett Court 
Durango, 
Colorado 
81301 
San Juan National Forest 
15 Burnett Court 
Durango, 
Colorado 
81301 

Incident Contacts

  • Email:
    2024.snowranch@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    970.501.5102
    Hours:
    8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Photographs Gallery

Drip torches in ATV
Drip torches in ATV
Drip torches in ATV
Drip torches in ATV
Walking the line
Walking the line
Walking the line
Walking the line
Snow Ranch Blacklining
San Juan Hotshots blacklining fireline
San Juan Hotshots blacklining fireline
Snow Ranch Blacklining
Plume from Borns Lake Reservoir
Plume from Borns Lake Reservoir
Plume from Borns Lake Reservoir
Plume from Borns Lake Reservoir
Morning Briefing
Morning Briefing
Morning Briefing
Morning Briefing
Snow Ranch Ignitions
Ignitions
Ignitions
Snow Ranch Ignitions
Checking out the drones
Drone action
Drone action
Checking out the drones
Indirect line construction
Fire personnel use hand tools to scratch away vegetation and create a fire line
Fire personnel use hand tools to scratch away vegetation and create a fire line
Indirect line construction

Fire personnel construct indirect fire line on the first day of the Snow Ranch Fire.

Fire behavior
A US Forest Service firefighter holds a tool near a dead log burning in a pine forest.
A US Forest Service firefighter holds a tool near a dead log burning in a pine forest.
Fire behavior

Fire activity on the first day of the Snow Ranch Fire was low to moderate with mostly ground fuels being consumed. Photo by Public Information Officer Andy Lyon.

Snow Ranch Fire
A San Juan National Forest entry sign is at left. The sun is setting behind pine trees and a smoke plume of smoke is at right.
A San Juan National Forest entry sign is at left. The sun is setting behind pine trees and a smoke plume of smoke is at right.
Snow Ranch Fire

Smoke from the Snow Ranch Fire is at right in this photo taken from the forest boundary sign.

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