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BLM - Southwest Colorado Fire and Aviation Management Unit. Providing fire management for lands managed by the BLM in southwest Colorado.
Southwest Colorado
Joined July 2009
Wildfire Update:. Sowbelly now 100% contained. Muddy Fire now 60% contained. For information about the Muddy fire please visit:
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Muddy Fire Update:.- Fire perimeter resized to 4 acres. - Fire crews have been actively engaged with fire line .construction. Good progress has been made. - Incoming weather has disengaged fire suppression aircraft. - The Muddy fire is currently receiving light rain.
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ACTIVE WILDFIRE ALRET!.Fire name: Muddy Fire.Location: 2 Miles East of Paonia Reservoir, Gunnison County, off Hwy 133 located on BLM land. Size: Currently 5 acres.Cause: Lightning.Fuels burning: Oak Brush.Current Status: Active fire behavior, fire resources currently on scene.
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Lands managed by the BLM Colorado Uncompahgre Field Office and Gunnison Field Office will both be under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions starting today, July 3, 2025. For additional information about fire restrictions in place, visit:
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Lands managed by the BLM Colorado Tres Rios Field Office will be under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions starting July 1, 2025. For additional information visit: .
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Fire crews successfully completed a prescribed burn of 316 acres ponderosa pine and Gambel oak in (Unit 1 at West Dolores Rim) over the weekend. Fire effects were in the low to moderate range. For more information, please visit:
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The BLM Tres Rios Field Office plans to conduct prescribed fire treatments starting May 9th - May 15th, 2025. Fire crews will be slated to burn all units. Please visit and for more info.
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Saturday May 3rd, 2025 is Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. Some great tips of how to better prepare your home against wildfires. here: . and here:
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Due to high winds and dry fuels, the West Dolores Rim prescribed burn has been postponed. Firefighters will continue to monitor the weather for the next burn window.
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The BLM Tres Rios field office plans to conduct prescribed fire treatments starting April 23, 2025, in Unit 1, containing 316 acres. Visit https://www.blm.gov/press-release and for more information.
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Due to current weather conditions, BLM fire crews are unable to access the Dawson Pile RX. The pile burn has been canceled. Fire crews will monitor the weather for another window to burn.
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Southwest Fire plans to burn piles on approx. 500 acres of public land in Tres Rios and Uncompahgre field offices this week as conditions allow. Dawson project area is located near Dry Creek Basin in Dolores County southwest of County Rd D and east of US Hwy 491 (shown on Map).
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Firefighters on the West Dolores Rim prescribed burn had another great day of burning. They treated 124 acres in Unit 20A, bringing the total to 758 acres accomplished in the last two days. Fire resources will monitor units in the following days. Smoke is expected to be visible.
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Firefighters have the conditions today to burn West Dolores Rim prescribed fire Unit 20A, a 124-acre Ponderosa pine unit located NE of Dove Creek, CO. This unit will be burned using ground ignitions only. Smoke is expected to be visible from US-491 and CO-141.
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Great weather conditions today made it possible for firefighters to treat 634 acres on West Dolores Rim Prescribed Burn project east of Egnar, CO. If conditions allow, firefighters will continue to burn the remaining 124 acres tomorrow in Unit 20A, located NE of Dove Creek, CO.
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Updated, BLM SW District plans to conduct prescribed burns on West Dolores Rim:.• Sept. 26: Crews will conduct hand & aerial (helicopter) ignitions up to 634 acres in Unit 42A, located east of Egnar, CO. • Sept. 27 Crews may conduct burning on Unit 20, NE of Dove Creek, CO.
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RT @BLMColoradoFire: Today Southwest Fire treated 192 acres on Carpenter Ridge. If conditions are favorable:.9/26-Crews will conduct aerial….
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RT @BLMColoradoFire: If conditions/resources allow, BLM plans to conduct treatments on West Dolores Rim, Tres Rios FO:.>9/26: Ground igniti….
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Carpenter Ridge prescribed burning on BLM land is going well. Firefighters are over halfway done. Smoke can be seen in the surrounding areas. Project area is located at the west end of Paradox Valley about 5 miles north of Paradox in Montrose County, Colorado.
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RT @BLMColoradoFire: Tomorrow Southwest Fire plans to treat about 200 acres on Carpenter Ridge at the west end of Paradox Valley, Montrose….
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