Update on prescribed burns
According to Public Information Officer Linda R. Parker, prescribed burning operations are complete for the day on the Columbine and Pagosa Districts of the San Juan National Forest. The Pagosa…
Prescribed burns to continue tomorrow
According to Public Information Officer Linda Parker, both prescribed burns on the San Juan National Forest went very well today. On the Pagosa Ranger District, ignitions were completed in four…
Prescribed burns to resume today
Prescribed fire activity on the San Juan National Forest will resume today and continue over the weekend. On the Pagosa District, ignitions on the Brockover Prescribed Fire paused for a…
Update on San Juan National Forest prescribed burns
Yesterday, the Pagosa Ranger District successfully burned 390 acres of the Brockover Prescribed Burn unit, in the Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa area west of Pagosa Springs. Ignitions will pause today due…
Prescribed burns update
The Columbine Ranger District is continuing prescribed burn activities in the Vallecito-Piedra Unit today. Approximately 662 acres have been successfully burned so far. Aerial ignitions on an additional 700 acres…
Prescribed burn operations planned southwest of Pagosa Springs should begin Sunday
By Lindsay J. Box Southern Ute Agency Fire Management plans to begin prescribed burn operations this weekend in the Sandoval Canyon area and/or Cabezon Canyon area west of Archuleta County…
Prescribed burns planned for Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa area
Special to The SUN The Pagosa Ranger District is planning to burn approximately 1,500 acres in the Turkey Springs/Brockover Mesa area west of Pagosa Springs. The units are between…
Arrest made in homicide investigation, victim’s name released
By Archuleta County Undersheriff Derek Woodman On Aug. 7, at approximately 4:45 a.m., deputies from the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) responded to 318 Canyon Circle, a home in the…
Pine Tree Fire update: Burn operations to continue today
Special to The SUN Firefighters were able to contain 80 percent of the Pine Tree Fire area yesterday and successfully used aerial ignition operations to carry the fire bringing the…
Pine Tree Canyon fire update for July 28, 11 a.m.
By Pam Wilson This lightning-caused fire continues to burn slowly across the landscape. The fire was detected on July 25 in the Pine Tree Canyon area about 5 miles north…
