Colorado Smoke Management Program

Burn Day References

A.  Can I burn today?

Barely visible from half a mile away and 45 minutes after ignition, this huge pile that covered 0.7 acres was burned during a snowstorm.

• Weather forecasts relevant to smoke, including air alerts
• Sunset Timetables.  For local time, add one hour to what the table shows between the 2nd Sunday in March and the 1st Sunday in November (summer plus).   
• Federal Holidays, which are no-burn days for a few permits

B.  Do the paperwork.

• Download forms
• County Air Quality Contacts

C.  Monitor smoke.

• Estimating particulate concentration

• Observation log for smoke (one example)

• Air monitoring instruments:

• Data Ram Operation for Dummies.  USFS RXBs may borrow DataRams from the agency's national cache in Missoula.

• eSampler Operating Instructions, with link to a video

• DustTrak User's Guide

D.  Learn more about how to manage smoke well.

• Smoke Best Management Practices

• Learning in the field