VAIL — Crews from Vail Fire and Emergency Services have scheduled pile burns for Monday as conditions permit. The operations will take place in the Buffehr Creek area where the Vail wildland fire mitigation crew had been working all summer. Pile burning is dependent on environmental conditions that allow smoke to rise and disperse rather than settling onto the highway and into residential areas. In most cases, burning will only occur when there is adequate snow cover to minimize risks. Smoke and flames may be visible from various points along Interstate 70 and some smoke may settle into lower elevations …
Source:: Vail Daily Feed