‘You WILL see smoke from this burn’: CSFD warns ahead of prescribed burn

(Lindsey Boetsch)

Controlled burn

By: Shannah Bober

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The Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands is conducting a prescribed burn Thursday morning into the afternoon.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department posted on X you will see smoke from the burn and there’s no need to report.

CSFD is assisting in the 220-acre prescribed burn north of the Rampart Reservoir.

🚨HEADS UP🚨 The U.S. Forest Service - PSICC National Forest, with assistance from outside agencies, including CSFD, will be conducting a 220-acre prescribed burn today, November 12, just north of Rampart Reservoir. You WILL see smoke from this burn, there’s no need to report it to 911. If you see smoke or fire somewhere else, you’re unsure where it’s coming from, or there’s an immediate threat to life or property, call 911.
— Colorado Springs Fire Department (@CSFDPIO) November 12, 2026

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