Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Single Publication

Zoom to your location
Reset map zoom and position

Could not determine your location.

Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire

Unit Information

Colorado 
Colorado 

Incident Contacts

  • Information
    Phone:
    970-240-5335
    Hours:
    M-F 9-4

Prescribed burn planned on Sept. 26-28, 2024 for the West Dolores Rim Area 09-25-2024

Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire
Publication Type: Announcement - 09/25/2024 - 16:22

If conditions are favorable, BLM Southwest District Fire plans to conduct prescribed burns on West Dolores Rim in the Tres Rios Field Office to reduce hazardous fuels and improve public land health. The treatments will be implemented as follows:

• Thurs. Sept. 26: Crews will conduct hand and aerial (helicopter) ignitions of about 634 acres of mixed mountain shrub and pinon-juniper in Unit 42A, located approx. 3 miles east of Egnar, CO.

• Fri. Sept. 27 or Sat. Sept. 28: If resources are available, crews will conduct ground ignitions of about 124 acres of ponderosa pine in Unit 20A, located approx. 7.4 miles northeast of Dove Creek, CO. 

View the map and full announcement on the BLM website: https://www.blm.gov/.../sept-26-28-blm-conduct-prescribed...

More information on Southwest District prescribed fuel treatments at InciWeb_Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire and follow our Facebook-BLM Southwest District or Twitter-@SWD_Fire pages.