Last updated: 2024-09-23 --- The type of incident is Prescribed Fire and involves the following unit(s) Coconino National Forest. --- State: Arizona --- Coordinates: Latitude: 35° 11 8.9 Longitude: 111° 40 26 --- NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations. --- Incident Overview: Prescribed burn projects usually commence during the early spring and fall months in northern Arizona. The public can get informed about upcoming prescribed burn projects and forest happenings by signing up to receive news releases in their email. The user just needs to provide their email address and select the “General public and local residents” list on the page before clicking “Sign Up.”The following include any prescribed burn projects planned for the week across the Coconino National Forest. All projects are dependent upon weather conditions, so some of the projects might be cancelled at the last minute after testing weather conditions the day of the burn. Click here for an Overview Map of all the prescribed burn projects planned during Fall 2024 (20MB).Burn plans for the week of Jan. 21, 2025:Crater Sinks (West Fork)Dates: Jan. 22-23Location: 8 miles west of Kachina Village, roughly 12 miles southwest of Flagstaff. Size: Roughly 1,700 acres total: About 950 acres of state land and about 750 acres of Coconino National Forest landType of Burn: Broadcast maintenance burn. Broadcast burning means firefighters will spread the fire across the landscape using drip torches, effectively 'broadcasting' the fire with low intensity across the landscape. Maintenance burns usually mean wildfire has recently been through the area, which tends to mean less smoke since forest fuels will not be as thick or built up over time. Smoke Impacts: Predicted north and possibly northeast winds will likely push smoke up to Sycamore Canyon and down to the Verde Valley and Sedona areas. Smoke is likely to settle in low-lying areas overnight.Why: This prescribed burn will reduce hazardous fuels in the area. By reducing hazardous fuels, such as pine litter and dried needlecast, during times of cooler weather and lower winds, fire managers can create a buffer zone to safeguard communities and infrastructure from the risk of catastrophic wildfire during peak wildfire season.Notes: No formal closure orders will be issued, but members of the public are asked to avoid the fire area. 

Last updated: 2025-01-21 --- The type of incident is Prescribed Fire and involves the following unit(s) Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland. --- State: Colorado --- Coordinates: Latitude: 40° 33 32 Longitude: 105° 5 10 --- NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations. --- Incident Overview: Pile Burning for 2024-2025:Regular burning activity notifications will be posted on this Inciweb page under "Announcements." Current pile burning activity will also be highlighted on this main page in the "Highlighted Activity" section. For seasonal press releases, please visit the "News" section. Sign up to receive a weekly email newsletter about pile burning projects in your area (select Forest Health and Fire for your zone).  Have questions? See our Pile Burning FAQ or email ARPFireInfo@usda.gov. What is pile burning?Pile burning is a type of prescribed fire that helps remove woody debris from the forests, reducing the potential of more impactful, unplanned fire activity at other times of the year. Pile burning helps eliminate branches, limbs, twigs and small logs that can't easily be removed through other means due to topography, access or cost feasibility. Pile burning typically follows forest thinning projects in overgrown forests. If heavy machinery was used to conduct the thinning, the piles may be much larger than if thinning and piling was completed by hand using chainsaws. Before burning piles, fire managers track hyper-localized weather forecasts to check temperatures, snowpack conditions and wind. Snow and cooler temperatures are key tools in helping contain fire behavior while wind is an important factor in aiding smoke dispersal. Firefighters use air quality monitoring stations in areas where they plan on burning.Smoke, flames, and glowing embers are often visible, and are a normal part of pile burning operations. Mild fire behavior between piles is expected and is also beneficial for future wildfire risk reduction. This can include forest litter between piles and lower limbs of trees.  Once burning has begun, firefighters patrol and monitor burned piles until there is no longer any heat emitted. This work is part of the National Wildfire Crisis Strategy effort to reduce the impacts of unplanned, large-scale fires on watersheds, wildlife habitat, recreation and communities. Fire is a natural and important part of a healthy Colorado ecosystem. With help from the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative and our community partners, prescribed fire on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and adjacent public and private lands is helping prepare our forests for unplanned fire when it happens.  Learn more:To view all prescribed fire projects across the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, check out our new interactive map. Zoom into the location you are interested in, click on a prescribed burn unit and learn more about its status. Fire managers work with the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division to reduce the impacts of smoke on the public. For more information on how fire smoke may affect your health, see the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.   Areas on the Sulphur Ranger District (Grand County) with hand and machine piles ready for burning: Bearscat (Machine):1.2 miles southeast of Horseshoe Campground (FSR 140): MapBottle Pass (Hand):Bottle Pass between Ptarmigan and Bottle Peak: MapBlue Ridge (Hand):West of County Road 50 at the Horseshoe Trailhead: Map Devil’s Thumb (Hand):1.3 miles east of Devil’s Thumb Trailhead, along trail:  MapFair (Hand & Machine):Near Fair Tracts, east of Tabernash along Water Board Road (FSR 128): MapFriendship Drive (Machine):Directly east of Fraser, near Friendship Drive: MapKawland (Hand):Between Vasquez and East Elk Creeks on FSR 159, West of Winter Park Resort: MapKauffman (Machine):1 mile south of Highway 125 and FSR 123 junction: MapRanch Creek (Machine):East of Fraser between Road 810 and the Aqueduct Road: MapShadow Mtn Village (Hand):In Grand Lake near the Shadow Mountain Picnic Area: MapSnow Mountain (Machine):West of Snow Mountain Ranch: MapStrawberry Fuels (Hand):3.5 miles west of Granby, near BLM Road 2751: Map Areas on the Clear Creek Ranger District (Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Jefferson County) with hand piles ready for burning: Blue Creek (Hand)½ mile northwest of Empire, near Highway 40: MapEvergreen (Hand)Cub Creek Trailhead, 5 miles southwest of Evergreen: MapYankee Hill – Eureka (Hand)Intersection of Highway 119 and Highway 46, east of Highway 119, and south of Highway 46: Map Areas on the Boulder Ranger District (Gilpin and Boulder Counties) with hand and machine piles ready for burning: Forsythe II – Phase 5 (Hand)Units 44B-44EWest of Gross Reservoir, 2 miles north of Wondervu, ½ mile south of Lazy Z Road: MapJames Creek (Hand)Ridgeline Fuelbreak 102 miles east of Peak-to-Peak Highway on County Road 52: MapRidgeline Fuelbreak 6 & 8On ridgelines near Overland Mountain, west and southwest of Jamestown: MapRidgeline Fuelbreak 1 & 172 miles north/northwest of Jamestown near Balarat Road: MapLump Gulch (Hand)Units 27 & 37½ mile north of Highway 199 and South Beaver Creek Road intersection, near Pine Drive: MapUnit 352 miles south of Rollinsville on west side of Highway 119: MapUnit 18½ mile north of Rollinsville on west side of Highway 119: MapUnit 38Off of South Beaver Creek Road (south side), 1 mile northeast of Highway 119/South Beaver Creek Road intersection: MapSt. Vrain (Hand) Unit 155 miles west of Lyons, north side of Ralph Price Reservoir (Button Rock): MapUnit 10 and 12In Meeker Park: Map Areas on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District (Larimer County) with hand and machine piles ready for burning:  Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) (Hand)Southwest of Estes Park: MapCameron Peak (Machine)Killpecker4 miles south of County Road 86 along FSR 300, near North Bald Mountain: Map of location (no polygon)Dunraven Glade2 miles northwest of County Road 43 and Dunraven Road intersection, along Dunraven Road: MapCedar Park (Hand)Cedar Park 11 mile northeast of Drake from the intersection of Highway 34 and County Road 43: MapCedar Park 33 miles east of Drake and north of Highway 34 at Cedar Cove: MapCherokee ParkDiamond View (Machine)11 miles northeast of Red Feather Lakes, along County Road 59 and FSR 184 (adjacent to the Mill Creek subdivision): MapDevils Creek Blowdown (Hand)5 miles north of Crystal Lakes subdivision; at the intersection of County Road 80C and FSR 182: MapChicken Park (Hand)2.5 miles northeast of Crystal Lakes along roads FSR 180C, 181 and 181B: Map Elkhorn 3 (Machine)3 miles southwest of Red Feather Lakes and west along FSR 517 (Bald Mountain Road): MapGlen Haven (Hand)Glen Haven 2Adjacent to Glen Haven on both sides of County Road 43: MapGlen Haven 3Adjacent to Glen Haven on both sides of County Road 43: MapGlen Haven 43 miles east of Estes Park at the intersection of Highway 34 and FSR 117, north of Glen Comfort: MapMagic Feather (Hand)2.5 miles southwest of County Road 74E and along County Road 98C, at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch: Map of location (no pile-specific polygon)Pierson Park – Manual (Hand)3.5 miles southeast of Estes Park along Pierson Park Road and Johnny Park Road: MapRed Feather 5 (Hand)4 miles northeast of Red Feather Lakes, along County Road 67J (Prairie Divide Road): MapRoach (Machine)Boswell Timber Sale1.5 miles southeast of Mountain Home, WY: MapRoach Timber Sale1 mile south of Mountain Home, WY, along FSR 516: MapThompson River (Hand)Thompson River 46 miles east of Estes Park, along FSR 122 (Pole Hill Road): MapThompson River 54 miles southeast of Estes Park, at the intersection of Highway 36 and FSR 124: MapWest CrystalCow Creek (Machine)4 miles west of Crystal Lakes subdivision at the intersection of FSR 169 (Pearl Beaver Road) and FSR 199: MapLonesome Timber Sale (Machine)3 miles south of Crystal Lakes subdivision at the intersection of County Road 86 (Deadman Road) and FSR 300: MapNorth Fork Campground (Hand)Intersection of Deadman Road and Pearl Beaver Road at North Fork Campground: Map Tower Timber Sale (Machine)5 miles southwest of Crystal Lakes subdivision at the intersection of County Road 86 (Deadman Road) and FSR 170 (Deadman Lookout Road): Map