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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

Low Intensity Fire
1 foot flames in the understory of a young ponderosa pine forest, with blackened earth in the foreground. The pine trees are still green.
1 foot flames in the understory of a young ponderosa pine forest, with blackened earth in the foreground. The pine trees are still green.
Low Intensity Fire

10-25-23, Low intensity fire burning on the Trail Springs Fire. Photo Credit Brendon Clapier

Brushing in the Snow
A firefighter wearing green pants, a yellow shirt covering a black hoodie, and a red helmet, prepares to toss an armload of branches down a steep bank. The background shows a pine and aspen forest with flurries falling.
A firefighter wearing green pants, a yellow shirt covering a black hoodie, and a red helmet, prepares to toss an armload of branches down a steep bank. The background shows a pine and aspen forest with flurries falling.
Brushing in the Snow

Grayback Crew works to remove brush along East Monument Road to strengthen the road to be used as fire line

Trail Springs Fire seen from Lake Hatcher 10-29-23
A large, still body of water in the foreground. A community of homes in the mid ground. Smoke rising out of a mountain valley in the background against a hazy sky.
A large, still body of water in the foreground. A community of homes in the mid ground. Smoke rising out of a mountain valley in the background against a hazy sky.
Trail Springs Fire seen from Lake Hatcher 10-29-23

Smoke seen from Hatcher Lake looking towards the West Fork of Devil Creek drainage on 10-29-23

Grizzly Peak Fire Module
Members of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Grizzly Peak Fire Module on the Trail Springs Fire October 29, 2003.
Members of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Grizzly Peak Fire Module on the Trail Springs Fire October 29, 2003.
Grizzly Peak Fire Module

Members of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Grizzly Peak Fire Module on the Trail Springs Fire October 29, 2003.

Sawyer
A member of a private contract fire crew cuts brush along a forest road during the Trail Springs Fire on October 29, 2023.
A member of a private contract fire crew cuts brush along a forest road during the Trail Springs Fire on October 29, 2023.
Sawyer

A member of a private contract fire crew cuts brush along a forest road during the Trail Springs Fire on October 29, 2023.

Snow Squall
A member of a hand crew moves brush during a short snow squall on October 29, 2023 during the Trail Springs Fire
A member of a hand crew moves brush during a short snow squall on October 29, 2023 during the Trail Springs Fire
Snow Squall

A member of a hand crew moves brush during a short snow squall on October 29, 2023 during the Trail Springs Fire. Crews have been thinning small trees and brush along the East Monument Road.

Snow on the Peak
A snow covered paek in the San Juan Mountains as seen from the Trail Springs Fire.
A snow covered paek in the San Juan Mountains as seen from the Trail Springs Fire.
Snow on the Peak

Snow fell across the San Juan Mountains near Pagosa Springs over the weekend. It was not enough moisture to extinguish the fire but it did moderate fire behavior.

Burning Snag
Fire burns inside a tree trunk on the San Juan National Forest during the Trail Springs Fire on October 29, 2023.
Fire burns inside a tree trunk on the San Juan National Forest during the Trail Springs Fire on October 29, 2023.
Burning Snag

Fire burns inside a tree trunk on the San Juan National Forest during the Trail Springs Fire on October 29, 2023.

Smoky Sunset
The sun goes down through smoke from the Trail Springs Fire on October 25, 2023.
The sun goes down through smoke from the Trail Springs Fire on October 25, 2023.
Smoky Sunset

The sun goes down through smoke from the Trail Springs Fire on October 25, 2023. Photo by Josh Hofmann, US Forest Service.

Walking down a smoky road
Five firefighters are seen, in grey and blue helmets and wearing packs, walking away down a road shrouded in smoke.
Five firefighters are seen, in grey and blue helmets and wearing packs, walking away down a road shrouded in smoke.
Walking down a smoky road

Fire personnel walk down a dusty and smoky road during the Trail Springs Fire on October 25, 2023. 

Walking Fire
A US Forest Service firefighter uses a drip torch in smoky conditions during the Trail Springs Fire.
A US Forest Service firefighter uses a drip torch in smoky conditions during the Trail Springs Fire.
Walking Fire

A US Forest Service firefighter uses a drip torch in smoky conditions during the Trail Springs Fire on October 25, 2023. Photo by Public Information Officer Andy Lyon.

Trail Springs Fire on October 21, 2023
The photo shows multiple lines of smoke rising from a burning slope in the Trail Springs Fire on October 21, 2023
The photo shows multiple lines of smoke rising from a burning slope in the Trail Springs Fire on October 21, 2023
Trail Springs Fire on October 21, 2023

The photo shows multiple lines of smoke rising from a burning slope in the Trail Springs Fire on October 21, 2023

 

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