The BLM-Rocky Mountain District Fire will be conducting the Mt. Shavano pile burn in Chaffee County on Wednesday, Jan. 20 and Thursday, Jan. 21.
The project area is northwest of Poncha Springs, seven miles west of Salida. This burn will eliminate piled and cured fuels left from past fuels reduction projects. The operation was postponed from last week due to high winds.
If conditions are favorable, crews are expected to begin ignitions on the morning of Wednesday, continuing until approximately 3:00 p.m. If conditions remain favorable, crews will also burn in this location on Thursday. Crews plan to burn 500 piles over approximately 138 acres. There is currently approximately one foot or more of snow on the ground throughout the project area.
Smoke will be visible from U.S. Highway 285, U.S. Highway 50, and Salida through the days of the burn. Personnel will be on scene conducting ignitions and monitoring the piles through the days. With cooler temperatures in the evening, smoke may accumulate in low-lying areas.
For more information on this or other prescribed burns on BLM Royal Gorge Field Office lands, please visit Inciweb (https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7266/ ) or the BLM Colorado Fire Facebook page, @BLMColoradoFire.
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