WINTER PARK Colo. (Nov. 4 2013) – The U.S. Forest Service’s Sulphur Ranger District may burn hand-piled slash on Tunnel Hill as weather allows beginning Tuesday Nov. 5 and continuing through the end of the year. Tunnel Hill is located on U.S. Highway 40 between the Town of Winter Park and Winter Park Resort. Email announcements will be sent on the morning of each possible burn day. Pile burning will be conducted by a team of U.S. Forest Service firefighters. Burning will occur when there is a minimum of 3 inches of snow on the ground in that area and when predicted atmospheric conditions are ideal for smoke dispersal. Due to the prominence of Tunnel Hill flames and heavy smoke could be visible on burn days. Forest Service personnel will closely monitor air quality and the burn area perimeter. Firefighter and public safety will be the first priority. To that end an area closure including roads trails and other uses will be in effect on Tunnel Hill from Little Vasquez Road east to...
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