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Trail Springs Fire

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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

  • Public Information
    Email:
    2023.TrailSprings@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    ‪(970) 426-5370‬
    Hours:
    8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Photographs Gallery

Trail Springs Fire: November 11, 2023
Aerial photo of fire activity on the Trail Springs Fire, November 11, 2023
Aerial photo of fire activity on the Trail Springs Fire, November 11, 2023
Trail Springs Fire: November 11, 2023

Aerial photo of fire activity on the Trail Springs Fire, November 11, 2023

Suppression Repair on Trail Springs Fire.JPG
Firefighters repairing fireline no longer needed. Nov. 13, 2023
Firefighters repairing fireline no longer needed. Nov. 13, 2023
Suppression Repair on Trail Springs Fire.JPG

Firefighters repairing fireline no longer needed. Nov. 13, 2023.  This was handline, dug as part of firefighting actions.  Now the crew is using hand tools to flatten berms of earth and place organic matter over the fireline.

Aerial view above West Devil Creek.JPG
Trail Springs Fire Aerial View above West Devil Creek. Nov. 15, 2023
Trail Springs Fire Aerial View above West Devil Creek. Nov. 15, 2023
Aerial view above West Devil Creek.JPG

Trail Springs Fire Aerial View above West Devil Creek. Nov. 15, 2023

Fire activity on the Trail Springs Fire: Nov. 13, 2023
Smoke output from wood and other ground fuels smoldering on the Trail Springs Fire
Smoke output from wood and other ground fuels smoldering on the Trail Springs Fire
Fire activity on the Trail Springs Fire: Nov. 13, 2023

Smoke output from wood and other ground fuels smoldering on the Trail Springs Fire

Trail Springs Fire at dusk, from Eight Mile Mesa 11-8-23
The image shows rolling, forested hills with smoke plumes rising from a drainage and an overcast sky in late afternoon light.
The image shows rolling, forested hills with smoke plumes rising from a drainage and an overcast sky in late afternoon light.
Trail Springs Fire at dusk, from Eight Mile Mesa 11-8-23

Trail Springs Fire at dusk, from Eight Mile Mesa 11-8-23

Recon helicopter flying over Trail Springs Fire 11-7-23
Rolling, forested hills are pictured with smoke rising from a drainage and a tiny silhouette of a helicopter above
Rolling, forested hills are pictured with smoke rising from a drainage and a tiny silhouette of a helicopter above
Recon helicopter flying over Trail Springs Fire 11-7-23

Trail Springs Fire as seen from Hatcher Lake, with helicopter flying over on 11-7-23

Job with a view
A crew of firefighters wearing yellow shirts and green pants with hard hats on feed brush into a wood chipper with a view of the San Juan Moutains in the background.
A crew of firefighters wearing yellow shirts and green pants with hard hats on feed brush into a wood chipper with a view of the San Juan Moutains in the background.
Job with a view

Fire crews chip brush piled up during line prep before last week's firing operation, with a view of the San Juan Mountains in the background

Prepping indirect fireline
A young man in a yellow shirt and tan pants, with a tan hard hat, carries a log over his shoulder in a wooded area.
A young man in a yellow shirt and tan pants, with a tan hard hat, carries a log over his shoulder in a wooded area.
Prepping indirect fireline

A Miller Timber crewmember hauls a log out of the shaded fuel break along Corral Mountain Road.

Crews build a shaded fuel break
In the foreground is a pile of log rounds beside a pile of brush and tree limbs, with firefighters carrying logs and branches in the background
In the foreground is a pile of log rounds beside a pile of brush and tree limbs, with firefighters carrying logs and branches in the background
Crews build a shaded fuel break

Miller Timber crew removes vegetation and debris from Corral Mountain Road to build a shaded fuel break.

Fixing a chainsaw in the field
Two young men wearing green pants, yellow shirts, and red hard hats (one with orange chaps on and one with a blue rain jacket on) are crouched over a chainsaw with the dust cap removed.
Two young men wearing green pants, yellow shirts, and red hard hats (one with orange chaps on and one with a blue rain jacket on) are crouched over a chainsaw with the dust cap removed.
Fixing a chainsaw in the field

A fire crew works on a chainsaw in the field on a cold, snowy morning.

A squad boss gives direction to his crew
A firefighter wearing a yellow shirt, tan pants, and a hard hat, with a radio on his hip, points down the road to show the other firefighters something.
A firefighter wearing a yellow shirt, tan pants, and a hard hat, with a radio on his hip, points down the road to show the other firefighters something.
A squad boss gives direction to his crew

A Miller Timber squad boss gives direction to his crew on Corral Mountain Road

Aerial View of Trail Springs Fire 10-31-23
The image shows an aerial view over a ponderosa pine forest with whisps and small columns of smoke rising into the sky.
The image shows an aerial view over a ponderosa pine forest with whisps and small columns of smoke rising into the sky.
Aerial View of Trail Springs Fire 10-31-23

This is the northeast portion of the Trail Springs Fire looking west.

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