Firefighters will begin burning piles at selected locations across the South Platte Ranger District as early as next week, depending on conditions. Fire managers have carefully prepared 6 different project locations for pile burning. The list includes:

• Deer Creek – south of Saddlestring Road, north and east of Forest Service Road 105 (Park County).
• Harris Park – north of County Roads 43 & 47 and adjacent to Harris Park, Elk Creek Highlands and Forest Ridge communities (Park County).
• Hatch – east of County Road 67 along the South Platte River corridor (Douglas County).
• Miller Gulch – at the junction of County Road 70 and Forest Service Road 553 near the Miller Gulch Trailhead (Jefferson County). 
• Payne Gulch – south of the town of Bailey along County Road 64 (Park County).
• Rock Creek – along County Road 68, 3 miles southeast of the town of Bailey (Park County).