Prescribed Fire

Prescribed burns can be a valuable tool when preventing damage from increasingly destructive and wildfires driven by climate change. These projects, however, require significant staffing and logistical planning, making their future uncertain as the federal government looks to slash federal agencies.

Local firefighters will be putting out stimulated fires at the Aspen Pitkin County Airport until Saturday.These drills are staged every year to test the…

Carbondale residents could see smoke from prescribed burns this spring. Pitkin County, the Forest Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife are combining…

As the Lake Christine Fire continues to burn along the upper stretches of Missouri Heights, a handful of firefighters watched pink clouds of smoke billow…

As spring approaches and fire season returns, public lands managers have released plans for prescribed burns. Several federal and state agencies work…

The U.S. Forest Service has released a proposal to mitigate wildfire hazards on nearly 300 acres of national forest land in the Crystal River Valley. The…

Local fire agencies plan to set a prescribed burn this week near El Jebel. The burn will target 1,200 acres north of El Jebel near Cottonwood Pass. It’s…

Fire officials hope the weather holds over the next few weeks so they can light five controlled burns, including on 1,200 acres on the Roan Plateau…

It’s mid-April, with mild temperatures and sunshine on the snow-capped peaks above Avalanche Creek. The grasses and shrubs along the valley floor are…

The U.S. Forest Service plans to burn up to 500 acres near Avalanche Creek today and this weekend, if the weather conditions allow. Moisture and…