Douglas County residents concerned about prescribed burn

Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001 | 10:07 a.m.

They told commissioners on Thursday they're fearful of what might happen if the fire escapes its controlled burn boundary near Jack Wright Summit.

The Bureau of Land Management's problems with last year's burn in the Mt. Como area was a focus of the arguments against the idea.

Commissioners said they shared the public's concern and urged the federal agency to look at other alternatives to reduce the threat of a major fire in the region, between Topaz Ranch Estates and Smith Valley.

The BLM extended the public comment period on an environmental assessment of the proposed project for 30 days to March 16 to deal with the heavy interest in the plan and to give county officials additional time to weigh in with their position.

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