On November 9, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office WIldland Fire Management Program conducted a prescribed burn at Heil Valley Ranch. Students in our science writing course and our Ted Scripps Fellows attended the burn.

Two firefighters working to set a fire line for a controlled forest fire
A fire fighter holds a flame thrower, near the edge of a fire line in a pine forest
Bright orange flames of a fire burning brown dried grass
Flames rising up from the blackened ground into the tops of pine trees
A firefighter walks the perimeter of a controlled fire. There are flames and smoke.
Burning underbrush in a controlled forest fire with a firefighter monitoring the situation
Heil Ranch controlled fire
Two pokets of flames burn during the Heil Ranch controlled fire
Small bright orange flames burning ground debris in a forest with thick smoke
Eire orange brown sky light, blackened trees and fire
A fireman walks at the edge of controlled fire, through smoke
Bright orange flames leaping up into the understory trees
Heil Ranch controlled fire with smoldering ground and patches of fire in the forest
Smoke rising up from smoldering ground against a bright blue sky
Heil Ranch map displayed on the fire fighters equipment trailer and a fire fighter looking at a map
Two fire fighters in dancers yoga pose at the base camp
Two fire fighters doing yoga at the base camp
A female firefighter in a bright yellow jacket stands next to a car
Firefighter relaxing and being playful at the base camp
A small flame in brown grass in the middle of a forest area
A firefighter starting to build a fire line with a flame thrower