The purpose of this project is to establish and reinforce fuel breaks along roads in high priority areas to reduce the hazard of high-severity wildfires in communities neighboring the project area.
Location
The South Platte and Pikes Peak Ranger Districts would construct a fuel break along the Dump Road, Highway 67, and Rampart Range Road.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/21/2023
2
Decision
10/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2024 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3(11) |
| Special Authority | 2021 Infrastructure: Fuel Break Ce |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Rampart Fuel Break | Decision Signed Date: 10/25/2024 |
| Forests | Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands |
| Districts | Pikes Peak Ranger District; South Platte Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T7S R69W S26,27,34,35; T8S R69W S1-3,10,11,14,22,23,26,27,34,35; T9S R69W S2,3,9-11,15,16,21,26-28,34-36; T10S R69W S1,12; T10S R68W S6,7,18; T11S R68W S8,17,20,29,32; T12S R68W S4,5,8; T13S R68W S2,3 |