洛基山国家公园启动437英亩计划烧除：试验火成功，消防员在Beaver Meadows游客中心以西点火
11月4日，美国科罗拉多州 Estes Park 以西约2.5英里的洛基山国家公园（Rocky Mountain National Park）内，消防人员在 Beaver Meadows 游客中心以西开始点火，为一处437英亩的区域实施计划烧除。跨机构火灾信息系统 InciWeb 当天下午的更新显示，上午的试验火已经成功，点火作业随即展开，现场指挥为烧除负责人 N. Hallam。
据国家公园管理局（NPS）10月26日发布的实施计划，这次处理的区域位于公园东侧的 Eagle Cliff 单元及总部单元的一部分，地处 Beaver Meadows 游客中心与 Bear Lake Road 之间，并包括 High Drive 以南的地带。烧除将分几天进行，以控制每天产生的烟量；其首要目标是减少草地、轻型可燃物和林下植被，降低野火对周边社区和公园基础设施的威胁。
这次点火是公园 Front Country 计划烧除项目的一部分。该项目总面积约3,000英亩，被划分为多个较小的单元，以便消防管理人员在条件允许时分段实施。自2024年11月以来，消防人员已完成该项目约454英亩的处理面积。公园方面表示，在条件适宜时引入低至中等强度的火焰、提前清除可燃物，可以形成一道防火缓冲带，在未来发生野火时用于保卫公园和周边社区。
公园在计划中回顾，2020年 East Troublesome 大火和2012年 Fern Lake 大火期间，消防人员正是利用此前计划烧除和危险可燃物处理形成的区域作为缓冲，保护了 Estes Park 镇，并阻止火势越过 Bear Lake Road 和 Trail Ridge Road。
作业期间，U.S. Highway 36 保持通行，但公园提示驾车者路面附近可能出现烟雾、须谨慎驾驶；烧除区相邻路段将实施交通管制，经过正在烧除区域的游客可能由消防人员护送通过，沿途不许停车，也可能临时封路。烟雾在公园内外都可能看得见，并可能向公园以东飘散。了解详情可联系公园信息办公室，电话 (970) 586-1206。
（来源：国家公园管理局）
Rocky Mountain National Park Begins 437-Acre Prescribed Burn West of Beaver Meadows Visitor Center
On November 4, firefighters began ignition operations for a 437-acre prescribed burn inside Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, about 2.5 miles west of Estes Park and west of the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center. An update posted that afternoon on InciWeb, the interagency fire information system, said a test fire that morning had been successful and ignition operations were under way, led by Burn Boss N. Hallam.
According to the implementation plan the National Park Service (NPS) released on October 26, the treatment area lies on the park's east side, within the Eagle Cliff Unit and portions of the Headquarters Unit, between the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center and Bear Lake Road and including areas south of High Drive. Burning will be conducted over several days to limit daily smoke production. Its primary goal is to reduce grasses, light fuels and understory, lowering the wildfire threat to nearby communities and park infrastructure.
The ignition is part of the park's Front Country Prescribed Fire project, a roughly 3,000-acre project divided into smaller units that fire managers can complete as conditions allow. Since November 2024, firefighters have completed about 454 acres of the project. The park says introducing low-to-moderate intensity fire under favorable conditions and removing fuels in advance creates a fire break that can be used to defend the park and surrounding communities against future wildfires.
In its plan, the park recalled that during the East Troublesome Fire in 2020 and the Fern Lake Fire in 2012, firefighters used earlier prescribed-fire and hazardous-fuels treatment areas as a buffer that helped protect the town of Estes Park and kept fire from jumping Bear Lake Road and Trail Ridge Road.
U.S. Highway 36 remains open during the operations, but the park warns motorists to expect possible smoke near the roadway and to drive with caution. Traffic control will be in place on roads adjacent to the burn area, visitors passing through active burning areas may be escorted by fire personnel and may not stop along roadways, and temporary closures are possible. Smoke may be visible inside and outside the park and may drift east of the park. For more information, the park's Information Office can be reached at (970) 586-1206.
(Source: National Park Service)
来源：国家公园管理局
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图片来源：图：洛基山国家公园Front Country计划烧除项目作业资料图，消防人员在草甸上实施受控点火。美国国家公园管理局发布，公共领域，经InciWeb。 / Photo: Firefighters conducting prescribed-fire operations under the Front Country project at Rocky Mountain National Park, file photo. Released by the U.S. National Park Service, public domain, via InciWeb.
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