Beginning Friday, Bridger-Teton National Forest’s Blackrock Ranger District will initiate prescribed burn operations on the Dry Quad prescribed fire unit, which is approximately 100 acres in the Toppings Lake Area. This area had been identified for aspen stand improvement, and encroaching conifers within the unit were “slashed” in 2019 and have been drying out in anticipation of this burn.
Fire management personnel will utilize both ground and aviation resources to safely conduct the burn. Smoke will be visible from around the valley and will continue for a few days after ignitions, depending on the environmental conditions and the intensity of the burn.
Fire managers will be coordinating with Wyoming air quality and will monitor weather conditions closely in the days prior to, and during the prescribe fire ignitions. Firefighters will continue to work in the area several days after ignitions to patrol and manage for public safety.
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