Boulder community members may notice smoke today north of Coot Lake, located northeast of Boulder, as crews conduct a prescribed agricultural fire at the Axelson East OSMP property. Please do not call 911 as these burns are not emergencies.

Boulder community members may notice smoke today north of Coot Lake, located northeast of Boulder, as crews conduct a prescribed agricultural fire at the Axelson East Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) property. These prescribed burns are conducted by Boulder Fire-Rescue in collaboration with OSMP, Boulder Rural Fire Protection District, and the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.

If weather changes during the day and crews are unable to continue the burn today, they will cease ignitions and look for another opportunity to burn on a different day. Boulder Fire-Rescue will update information on its website and social media if this happens.

Burn ignition will begin after 10 a.m. and will end prior to 3 p.m. Community members may continue to see smoke past 3 p.m. as the fire crews work on extinguishing the prescribed burn. Please do not call 911 to report these burns as they are not emergencies.

You can learn more about city prescribed burns and their wildfire prevention qualities on the city website.

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