BOULDER COUNTY — Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Program plan to conduct burns as conditions allow this fall, winter, and spring. The window for operations will be open until May 31.

Burn projects depend on weather conditions, including relative humidity, fuel moisture, and wind. Projects will only proceed when conditions are suitable. Fire managers will monitor all projects until they are called out.

Prescribed fire operations will begin September 16 and continue through fall and winter.

Slash pile burns are conducted to reduce the amount of fuel resulting from forestry operations. Operations will only occur when there is sufficient snow cover to ensure safe fire operations and containment:

Slash pile burn planned locations:

• Hall Ranch — west of Lyons

• Overland — northwest of Jamestown

• Riverside Ranch — south of Ralph Price Reservoir

• Reynolds Ranch — southeast of Nederland

Smoke and flames will be visible during operations. The area will be continuously monitored to ensure fires are completely out. Residents are asked to NOT call 911 since a prescribed burn is not an emergency.

Smoke from prescribed fires may affect your health. The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Wood Smoke and Health webpage provides tips to address health concerns related to indoor burning, prescribed fires, and open burns.

Learn more about Boulder County prescribed burns at boco.org/PrescribedBurns and direct any questions to PrescribedFire@bouldercounty. gov.