Last updated: 2025-04-03 --- 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 a national 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: Map Areas on the Boulder Ranger District (Gilpin and Boulder Counties) with hand and machine piles ready for burning: James 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: MapTower 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

Last updated: 2025-04-03 --- 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° 46 46.5492 Longitude: 105° 32 16.692 --- NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations. --- Incident Overview: With spring approaching, firefighters will be closely monitoring conditions for potential burn windows. Please continue to check this page for the latest information.The burn is located east and southeast of Red Feather Lakes. Firefighters successfully burned 775 acres in 2023, with over 2,300 acres burned in total. Appropriate, localized conditions must be met before ignitions can take place. Fire managers are carefully monitoring these conditions, including favorable weather forecast (temperature, wind, precipitation, relative humidity), fuel moisture, smoke dispersal and staffing. Weather is monitored throughout the burn and burning is halted if conditions fall outside of the required conditions.People in the surrounding area should expect to see smoke west of Livermore and Glacier View when operations are taking place. Smoke may also impact those using the Dowdy Lake and West Lake recreation areas. Prescribed fire smoke may affect your health. For more information about the potential health impacts of smoke, visit Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Prescribed fire is one of the most efficient ways of reducing wildfire risk. Regularly conducting prescribed fires, which mimic nature, reduces the buildup of flammable vegetation and overgrowth. Even with the most thorough planning and preparation, the use of prescribed fire carries an innate level of risk that cannot be eliminated entirely. To receive updates, follow us on Facebook and X and join our email list through Constant Contact and select list "Forest Health & Fire: North of Hwy 14 to Wyoming Border (Red Feather Lakes)."