Colorado agencies plan to burn 4,500 cubic yards of woody debris near Livermore
The project in Glacier View Meadows is targeted to begin Oct. 10 and take six to eight weeks, weather permitting, as part of wildfire-fuel reduction around homes.
The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control and Glacier View Fire Protection District plan to burn an estimated 4,500 cubic yards of wildfire-mitigation debris in the Glacier View Meadows neighborhood near Livermore. The agencies are targeting Oct. 10 to start the work and estimate it will take six to eight weeks, the Division announced Oct. 1.
The agencies plan to use an air-curtain burner to dispose of slash—cut trees and branches collected by residents. The Division says the effort is intended to remove dead and hazardous trees and reduce wildfire fuels around homes. It described the project as the third year of its partnership with the district and its first air-curtain-burner project within a local community. Burning will proceed when weather forecasts meet the Division’s safety and effectiveness guidelines.