Prescribed Fire Operations

Eagle Valley Wildland and the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit are continuing with scheduled pile burn operations throughout Eagle County.  Information will continue to be updated on both agencies Facebook pages.  

Fire managers are closely monitoring conditions and will only proceed with ignitions if the necessary conditions are met for a safe, effective burn. Smoke from these prescribed fires is often visible along the I-70 corridor from Eagle to Vail. Smoke is expected to dissipate throughout the day but may remain on the valley floors as temperatures drop. Fire managers have developed a detailed prescribed fire plan and obtained smoke permits from the State of Colorado. Prescribed fire smoke may affect your health. For more information, visit: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/wood-smoke-and-health.

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Eagle Valley Wildland is a cooperative program between  Eagle River Fire, Greater Eagle Fire, Gypsum Fire, and Eagle County. EVW was created in response to the growing wildfire threat in Eagle County.

The Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit (UCR) includes Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service firefighting resources that cover 5.8 million acres along the Interstate 70, Colorado River and Roaring Fork River corridors from the Continental Divide to the Utah state line. The UCR includes the White River National Forest and the BLM’s Colorado River Valley and Grand Junction field offices. The UCR cooperates with other federal and state agencies, local communities, and fire departments on a wide range of activities including fuels treatments, fire prevention, and suppression.