USFS Pike Nat'l Forest, South Platte Ranger District Pile Burning 2020 Season

The Elk Creek Wildland Fire Suppression Module was burning at Douglas Ranch yesterday and will be doing so again today. With the recent snowfall and future weather forecasts, the module will be busy burning piles for the next week or two. Residents may see smoke.

The US Forest Service, Pike National Forest, South Platte Ranger District is planning on starting ignitions of hand created slash piles on the Scraggy Springs Unit, depending on conditions today.

Test fire should start around 1000 hrs.

Smoke maybe visible throughout the day in the area.

The pile burns by USFS-Arapaho & Roosevelt Natl Forest in Echo Hills may continue today, as well as those by Elk Creek Wildland Fire Suppression Module in/around Douglas Ranch.

The Wildland Fire Suppression Module is conducting a pile burn off of Eagle Cliff Rd. today. Smoke will likely be visible from Hwy 285.

The Wildland Fire Suppression Module will be burning piles today along Foxton Rd. Ignitions started between 10am and 1030am, and the crew will burn piles for several hours. Smoke may be visible, including from Oehlman and Pleasant Park areas.
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(Pile burns done yesterday)

From Platte Canyon Fire Protection District:
Platte Canyon Wildland Fire Module will be conducting controlled burns in their work areas through the remainder of 2020 Winter and Spring. Please call Station 2 at 303-838-5853 for any questions.


From the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office
Yesterday at 9:16 AM

Forest Service firefighters continue to burn piles on the Clear Creek Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest, focusing on the Empire and Evergreen areas.

Pile burning may be conducted in the following locations over the next week:

• Blue Creek (3,000 hand piles) – Northwest of Empire along the U.S. 40 corridor.
• Echo Hills (1,300 hand piles) – 4 miles west of Evergreen, along Highway 103 near Echo Hills and Beaver Brook subdivisions.

Smoke may be visible from the Empire, Echo Hills, Beaver Brook and Evergreen areas.

Wind helps disperse smoke created during pile burning operations and snow helps keep the piles contained. Seeing flames and smoke, even after dark, is part of normal operations. This reduces fuels on the landscape under the safest conditions.

Conditions are evaluated each day to determine if ignition will take place. Ignitions are generally expected to begin after 10 a.m. and will cease several hours before sunset. Smoke may be visible. Precipitation, wind, temperature, fuel moisture, and staffing all play a part in when and whether ignition occurs. Firefighters monitor the area after burning is complete. Public and firefighter safety is always the number-one priority in burning operations.

If you know someone who would like to receive updates on pile burning activities on the Clear Creek Ranger District, have them send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and ask to be added to the Clear Creek Ranger District Prescribed Fire list. To unsubscribe, please reply with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line.

For a complete list of locations where pile burning will occur this season, as well as updated accomplishments and photos, visit our InciWeb page at inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4648

North Fork Fire Rescue 1 hr
USFS will be burning slash piles in the Spring Creek area again today. Smoke will be visible


The US Forest Service, Pike National Forest, South Platte Ranger District is planning on starting concurrent ignitions of hand created slash piles on the Scraggy Springs Unit and on the Ouzel Unit, depending on conditions today.

Test fires should start around 1000 hrs.

Smoke maybe visible throughout the day in the area.

Curt Rogers @nffpd1 19m
USFS burning large slash piles near Spring Creek Rd & Hwy 126. Smoke and fire will be visible throughout the day.

The US Forest Service, Pike National Forest, South Platte Ranger District is planning on starting ignitions this morning burning piles on the Ouzel Pile Unit depending on conditions.

Test fire should start around 1000 hrs.

Smoke maybe visible throughout the day in the area.

The US Forest Service, Pike National Forest, South Platte Ranger District is planning on starting ignitions of hand created slash piles on the Scraggy Springs Unit , depending on conditions today.

Test fire should start around 1000 hrs.

Smoke maybe visible throughout the day in the area.

From Platte Canyon Fire Protection District 34 mins ago

FYI
The USFS will be burning some of the large machine piles on CR 64 tomorrow Feb. 12, 2020 start time @ approximately 10:00 am.
Smoke and flames may be visible in the area.