Slash pile burning operation happening southeast of Cache Valley

LOGAN — Fire crews are conducting several prescribed burns Thursday southeast of Cache Valley. The fires will likely produce smoke that will be visible in the mountains above Paradise and Avon.

Dallin Bodrero, Fire Warden with the Utah Forestry Fire and State Lands, said crews will be burning slash piles in parts of Scare Canyon and Coldwater Ranch. The operation will begin Thursday morning and could continue toward the weekend depending on the weather.

The slash piles were created earlier this year by forest crews. The prescribed fires are intended to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, restore, improve forest health and resilience, and maintain critical watershed function.

Bodrero said crews expect the slash piles will produce a fair amount of smoke at times. Residents are bein