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Cow Creek Prescribed Burn

Unit Information

2250 South Main St. 
Delta, 
81416 
2250 South Main St. 
Delta, 
81416 

Incident Contacts

  • Kimberlee Phillips
    Email:
    kimberlee.phillips@usda.gov
    Phone:
    970-589-0842
    Hours:
    8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

PM Update: 9/26/2023

Cow Creek Prescribed Burn
Publication Type: Announcement 09/27/2023

Ignitions have ceased for the day on the #CowCreekRx burn east of Gateway, Colorado. Firefighters were able to successfully complete an additional 1000 acres today, Tuesday, Sept. 26.

If conditions allow, firefighters plan to ignite tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 27, in order to complete burning operations for the Unit 1/North Unit area of the map below.

A prescribed fire is a planned fire used to accomplish management objectives. For example, one of the objectives for this burn is to reduce the overgrown and crowded fuels in the area, therefore creating a mosaic landscape that is more resistant to catastrophic wildfire. This prescribed fire is also aiming to enhance productive vegetation in the oak brush and mountain shrub parts of the burn area, in order to increase habitat for wildlife and livestock.

Prescription burning is important to maintain a fire-adapted ecosystem and is essential for wildfire prevention. For more information on prescription burning and its use, please visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/prescribed-fire

For information on the Cow Creek RX burn, visit: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/cogmf-cow-creek-prescribed-burn