Forest Service plans fall pile burns
by Bridger-Teton National Forest
October 17, 2018
The Bridger-Teton National Forest will begin burning slash piles on the Pinedale and Big Piney Ranger Districts in the weeks to come.
Piles to be ignited on the Pinedale Ranger District are located:
White Pine Ski Area
New Fork Lake
Fremont Campground
Elkhart Park
Temple Creek Summer Homes
Sylvan Bay Summer Home Area
Fortification Mountain
Red Cliff Bible Camp
Mulligan Park
Half Moon Campground
Big Sandy Lodge
Union Pass
Fish Creek
Green River Lakes
Willow Creek Guard Station
Piles to be ignited on the Big Piney Ranger District are located:
Noble Pastures
Middle Piney Dam
Riling Draw
Marge’s Delight
Nylander
Hoback Guard Station
The material to be burned is the result of hazardous fuels reduction projects, timber sales, fencing, and other miscellaneous project work. Slash piles are created by thinning out timber stands and removing lower limbs from trees, as well as removing dead wood and brush from the forest floor. Forest personnel and contractors place the slash in piles and leave them to cure before burning them. Most of the wood is of small diameter and the piles are designed to burn efficiently so that all material is completely consumed. Fire managers ask that the public not take wood from the piles so they will burn more effectively.
Firefighters will light piles by hand after the area has received significant moisture to provide greater security from fire creeping away from piles and to minimize negative effects to nearby trees. Ignitions will cease early in the afternoon each day to allow piles and fuels to burn down prior to evening inversions and reduce smoke impacts to the area.
Crews will patrol and monitor the pile areas to ensure they do not spread. Smoke will be visible during ignition operations and for a short time after lighting has been completed.
For more information visit www.tetonfires.com or call the Pinedale Ranger District at 307-367-4326.
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