Prescription Burns in Quemado RD (Gila National Forest) postponed until further notice

The Quemado Ranger District on the Gila National Forest is planning to start prescribed fire operations this winter, continuing through the winter as weather conditions allow and pending all required approvals. We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.

Prescribed fires planned for the area include:

• Baca slash pit, approximately two miles northeast of Quemado Lake. Once ignitions begin, the pit will be closed for public slash disposal and monitored over the following weeks, reopening to the public when deemed safe.
• Luna thinning piles adjacent to the Luna Work Center and to private property south of Luna.

Unfavorable weather conditions have postponed these burns until further notice.