The U.S. Forest Service’s fire management personnel may conduct pile burning operations on Thursday, Nov. 30, and Friday, Dec. 1. Daily notifications will be sent out once operations are confirmed, which generally occurs the night.
Winter pile burning on the White River National Forest begins Wednesday with firefighters burning slash piles south of Eagle in the Third Gulch area near Hardscrabble Road. On Thursday and Friday, crews will burn piles.
Fire managers with the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit are planning to begin burning slash piles in the Dillon Ranger District in the coming weeks, according to a news release from the U.S..
The U.S. Forest Service had plans for pile burning in the Barton Gulch area Tuesday, Jan. 4, but decided to cancel prior to ignition. The decision was based on firefighter safety due to potential falling.