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Reporting a fire
To report a fire in the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, call the Pueblo Interagency Dispatch Center at 719-553-1600 or dial 911.
Consider these questions to provide helpful information when reporting a fire:
- Where is the fire?
- What is the estimated fire size?
- What is the distance and direction from the nearest landmark (town, trailhead, mountain peak)?
- What time was the smoke spotted?
- How would you describe the smoke (light, dark, heavy, wispy)?
- What is burning (grass, brush, timber)?
- What is your name and contact number?
- Is anyone else at the scene?
During an active wildfire, the public information officer (PIO) can be contacted for media inquiries at 719-299-5688 or by email.
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Fire Restrictions
When conditions in the forests and grasslands become critically dry and long-term forecasts predict continued dry weather, the PSICC enacts fire restrictions prohibiting some activities in the forest.
