Light smoke may be visible through Friday as the Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station conducts prescribed burns to “reduce overall vegetative fuel load within native areas and improve overall forest health and resiliency,” according to a news release from the space force station.

Although the light smoke may be visible, according to Space Base Delta 1 the public should not be alarmed or call 911 to report a fire. The agency says all safety protocols are in place and the burns are being performed in a controlled environment. 

According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department there is another prescribed burn happening on U.S. Forest Service land north of Rampart Reservoir. Smoke may be visible along the U.S. 24 corridor around Woodland Park.

In addition, fire pile burning operations are underway in Woodland Park near Forest Service Road 307. Teller County fire personnel say smoke may be visible across the Front Range from this operation.

According to the Pike-San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, smoke and flames may be visible from U.S. Highway 24. This is due to fire pile burns being conducted on Unit 16 of the Pulver Mountain Piles. This is located 1 mile east of Wilkerson Pass, south of U.S. 24 and just east of the Park County Road 90/U.S. 24 intersection.

More information about the Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station prescribed burns is available here.