Colorado

Technical Resources

Burn Canyon Fire

Description on Damage
Type of Work Planned

Project Number Assigned: _____

State:Colorado	Date of Request: 8/2/02				Date of Event: July 9, 2002
Contact E-mail: stuart.simpson@co.usda.gov		Contact FAX #: 720-544-2965
Name of Event: Burn Canyon Fire		Type of Event: Wildfire
Location (County, Parish, Other) of Impairment: San Miguel						Cong Dist: 3
Description of Damages: 31,616 Acres Burned - Timber, Brush, grass 10,504 Acres Forest Land 11,607 Acres BLM Land 1,542 Acres State Land 7,963 Acres Private Land						Est. of Damages: $382,350
Number of Sites Investigated: 1			Number of DSR’s Prepared: 1
Type of Work Planned & No. of Each Type: Seeding - 3000 Acres Seed Application (Air) - 3,000 Acres Seed incorporation - 2,000 Acres Sand Bags - 600 ft. Flood warning signs – 20
Number of Sites to be Repaired : 1				Total Construction Cost for all Sites: $ 364,000
Total Financial Assistance Needed: $ 273,000				Total Technical Assistance Needed: $ 55,000
Number of Persons Impacted: : 500				Number of Buildings Impacted: 3 on Naturita Creek and 20 on San Miguel River
Number of Utilities Needing Protection: 1 major gas line and 1 irrigation delivery system				Number of Roads Needing Protection: 4 County Roads and 2 State Highways (21 Miles)
REMARKS: The potential exists for sediment and fire debris to damage irrigation delivery systems, irrigated cropland, and water quality to the Naturita Creek Fish Habitat. The San Miguel Basin Conservation District agrees to cover the 25% sponsors share with $91,000. Request: $273,000 Financial Assistance and $55,000 Technical Assistance to cover the cost for emergency work during the remainder of the 2002 fiscal year.