The prescribed burn projects are in various locations within the Grand Junction Field Office area.
Fire is a natural component of the ecosystem.
The BLM is required to meet all state and local air quality standards when they conduct prescribed burns. Within Colorado, smoke from federal prescribed fires is regulated by the Colorado State Health Department, Air Pollution Control Division. The smoke permitting process followed by the Federal Natural Resources Agencies is significantly more stringent than that used for agricultural and private uses. When executing prescribed burns, fire managers use smoke dispersal forecasts from the National Weather Service, target fuel moisture and other techniques in order to minimize the impacts of smoke on the public. Each prescribed fire is set when humidity, temperature, winds and fuel conditions are within pre-determined ranges.