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Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire

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Firefighters RX Burned 281 Acres in West Dolores Rim

Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire
Publication Type: News 09/26/2022

Yesterday, conditions allowed firefighters to burn 281 acres on the West Dolores Rim, Tres Rios Field Office BLM-administered lands located seven miles east of Dove Creek, CO. The prescribed burn is part of a larger project to reduce hazardous fuels and to improve wildlife habitat and range conditions. Firefighters will be monitoring burn area. Light smoke might be visible near this area.  

For information on prescribed burns, visit the Southwest District BLM Prescribed Fire InciWeb page https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7852/ and follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/SWD_Fire and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BLMMontroseFireUnit.