U.S. Forest Service to start annual slash pile burning

U.S. Forest Service to start annual slash pile burning

Medicine Bow and Routt National Forests will likely start slash pile burning soon, in an effort to protect the surrounding areas from wildfires. The Forest Service is waiting on necessary approvals and adequate weather conditions to start. In the hours leading up to the planned burns, the Forest Service will evaluate conditions to make sure it’s safe to burn. If it’s too dangerous, then burns may be canceled. Notifications by the Forest Service …