Forest Service......Please

Is there any way to find out when the USFS is going to do a "controlled" burn so we can at least announce it to the community and let them know to keep an eye out if they live in an area that one is being started? I, and others from the Kuehster Rd Homeowners Group, have been asking this question of our representatives since the LNFF commission ended and we keep getting unacceptable answers of "No."

I'm stunned that the USFS would walk away from a still smoldering/burning pile - private homeowners are REQUIRED to have theirs out dead cold by 4pm, or something like that if they start one, or face huge fines and penalties. The fact that government officials are not held to the same standards, and not accountable if they escape, is beyond wrong. They absolutely should be informing the local fire depts and following the same guidelines that we have to.

I reached out to the LNFF Kuehster Rd Homeowners and asked if they had any updates, and yes, apparently there is a public use website in the works from the USFS to announce prescribed fires.

Today is the House's first hearing on the Prescribed Burning Act, SB13-083 which we've posted about here .