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Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire

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Tres Rios Field Office 
Colorado 
Colorado 
Tres Rios Field Office 
Colorado 
Colorado 

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West Dolores Rim prescribed burn unit 20A is a go today 09-27-2024

Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire
Publication Type: Announcement - 09/27/2024 - 10:34

Firefighters have the conditions today to burn West Dolores Rim prescribed fire Unit 20A, a 124-acre Ponderosa pine unit located 7.4 miles northeast of Dove Creek, Colorado. This unit will be burned using ground ignitions only. 

Smoke is expected to be visible from US-491 and CO-141 throughout the weekend and into next week. Winds are expected to push smoke away from Dove Creek and Egnar, though smoke may settle into low lying area overnight. For more smoke information, visit https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/wood-smoke-and-health.

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

For information on prescribed burns, follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/SWD_Fire and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BLMMontroseFireUnit.

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