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Tusayan Ranger District to burn 228 acres on Reed Prescribed Fire Project on Monday
10/22/2021 - 3:54 pm
Reed Prescribed Fire | Kaibab National Forest

Kaibab National Forest fire managers will be continuing work on the Reed Prescribed Fire project located on the Tusayan Ranger District beginning Monday, October 25. Crews will broadcast burn a low intensity 228-acre block on the upper Ten X Unit of the Reed Prescribed fire project located 3 miles east of the Town of Tusayan.

The operation is expected to be completed in one day with very little smoke impacts to surrounding communities. Smoke is forecasted to ventilate out to the north away from Tusayan and be short in duration. Residual smoke may settle into drainages and low-lying...

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CDC authorizes booster doses for Moderna, Johnson & Johnson for certain populations
10/22/2021 - 8:42 am
Moderna | Johnson & Johnson | Pfizer | vaccine | COVID-19 | COVID-19 vaccine | COVID vaccine | Coconino County

On Thursday, October 21, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) joined
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in approval of a single booster dose of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines in certain populations who completed a full vaccine series of either vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine (Comirnaty) received CDC booster authorization last month.
New CDC guidance allows individuals to choose which type of vaccine booster they receive, allowing for mixing and matching of vaccines, subject to that vaccine’s timing and eligibility recommendations for booster...

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Prescribed fire treatments to resume near Payson
10/15/2021 - 11:18 am
Tonto | National Forest | Payson | smoke | wildfire | burning | prescribed burn | Colcord Estates | Gordon Canyon | 13 Ranch | Ponderosa Estates

 The Tonto National Forest Payson Ranger District will resume prescribed fire treatments in targeted areas around the town of Payson due to predicted favorable weather conditions starting Monday, Oct. 18, through Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. 

Firefighters will burn approximately 316 acres of vegetative debris piles in the Colcord Estates area. During the day, smoke will impact the communities of Colcord Estates, Gordon Canyon, 13 Ranch and Ponderosa Estates. Residual smoke in the evening hours will impact these communities as well as Haigler Creek. Smoke may linger in these areas through...

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Slash pile burning on Lakeside Ranger District
10/15/2021 - 10:00 am
Lakeside Ranger District | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests | smoke | slash pile burn

The Lakeside Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests will be burning slash piles from October 18 – October 20, if conditions allow. The ignition area is on Forest Road 45/ County Road 3144 and Forest Road 44. Piles will be burned across roughly 30 acres of forest land.

Ignition is planned for one day only and possible smoke impact is anticipated along Forest Road 45/ County Road 3144, Forest Road 44, and lite impacts to the community of Vernon. In the interest of safety, forest visitors are reminded to obey all traffic signs and use caution when traveling in the...

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Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Prepare for Prescribed Burning Season
10/12/2021 - 11:44 am
Apache-Sitgreaves | National Forest | USDA | burn | smoke | prescribed | pile | spring | Air Quality

 Fire managers on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests are planning for the 2021 fall and 2022 spring prescribed fire burning season that is expected to begin in October of this year. 

Fire plays a beneficial role in maintaining the ecological stability of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. Managers use prescribed fire as a practical means to reduce risks associated with uncharacteristic or catastrophic wildfires.

The Forest Service’s land management strategy is centered on long-term forest health, which includes reducing forest fuels and using prescribed fire on the...

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