If the right weather conditions materialize, firefighters may conduct pile burning this week in the following locations on the Boulder Ranger District:

Lump Gulch 18: 1,500 hand piles General Location: Gilpin County a half-mile north of Rollinsville on Westside of Hwy 119 Peak to Peak

James Creek RFB Units 6, 8: 5,000 hand piles General location: Half mile south of Jamestown or quarter mile east of Bar K Ranch

James Creek Unit M1701: 8,000 hand piles General Location: East of Hwy 72 near Peaceful Valley

Lump Gulch 35: 500 hand piles General Location: Gilpin County South Side of Gilpin Rd, 3 miles south of Rollinsville on west side of Hwy 119 Peak to Peak

About Pile Burning

Pile burning is one tool forest managers use to reduce the buildup of fuels on the landscape under the safest conditions. Wind helps disperse smoke created during pile burning operations and snow helps keep the piles contained. Seeing flames and smoke, even after dark, is part of normal operations. Conditions are evaluated each day to determine if ignition will take place. Ignitions are generally expected to begin after 10 a.m. and will cease several hours before sunset. Smoke may be visible. Precipitation, wind, temperature, fuel moisture, and staffing all play a part in when and whether ignition occurs. Firefighters monitor the area after burning is complete. Public and firefighter safety is always the numberone priority in burning operations.

Prescribed fire smoke may affect your health. More information about smoke impacts is available at https:// www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/woodsmoke and-health.