Prescribed Fire Notice for Pikes Peak and South Platte Ranger Districts

***Update***

Due to unfavorable forecasted weather over the next several days, the PSICC is no longer planning to conduct prescribed fire operations as planned. These projects will be postponed to a later date when more favorable conditions are expected.  

Prescribed Fire Notice

Fire managers on the PSICC plan to implement two prescribed fire projects next week. 

 Pikes Peak Ranger District:

1,000-acre Mothball Springs prescribed fire is planned to begin on Monday, June 2, and is about 5 miles east of Woodland Park within El Paso County. #MothballRX

South Platte Ranger District:

654-acre Green Mountain prescribed fire is planned to begin on Monday, June 2, and is near Buffalo Creek Recreation Area and Forest Service Road 550 within Jefferson County. #GreenMountainRX

Fire managers will monitor weather and fuel conditions and may postpone or cancel prescribed fire activities if conditions are unfavorable.

Residents and visitors may experience smoke during prescribed fires. For more information on how fire smoke may affect your health, visit the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment website  https://cdphe.colorado.gov/wood-smoke-and-your-health.

Please use caution when traveling and recreating in the project areas. 

The #GreenMountainRX area, road and trails closure can be found at https://www.fs.usda.gov/.../green-mountain-rx-area-closure.