Coconino National Forest firefighters plan to conduct prescribed burns next week in two areas south and southeast of Flagstaff.
Prescribed burn projects are part of a strategy to allows fire across the landscape in order to restore forests to healthier conditions, protect watersheds and improve the safety of the communities around them. In doing so, we reduce the fuels that can otherwise become dangerous elements for extreme wildfires.
Frequent, low-intensity fire also recycles nutrients in the soils to promote healthy vegetation and wildlife habitat. A healthier...
Emergency Bulletins
2/21/2020 - 3:32 pm
2/11/2020 - 11:21 am
Fire specialists plan to burn 58 acres of vegetative piles Feb. 13-14 in the Washington Park area north of Payson.
Residents and visitors to the area can expect to see and smell light-to-moderate amounts of smoke during the two-day prescribed fire. Smoke will impact the Washington Park area during the day. In the evening, smoke will impact the Rim Trail, Verde Glen, Shadow Rim Girl Scout Ranch, Washington Park sub-division, and Beaver Valley communities.
Residual smoke may linger in these areas thru Feb. 19. To minimize smoke impacts, fire personnel plan to end ignitions by 3 p...
2/07/2020 - 11:34 am
Fire Managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District hope to take advantage of forecasted weather conditions and burn piles at various locations in the Prescott Basin and Lynx Lake corridor starting on Monday, February 10th through Saturday, February 29th. Pile burning helps to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to the wildland urban interface and increase ecosystem and community resilience.
Pile locations in the Prescott Basin that could be treated include Deering Park, Copper Basin, Spruce Mountain and Groom Creek. In the interest of safety, forest visitors are reminded to obey all...
2/04/2020 - 8:21 am
The steep slope fuels reduction work on the Bill Williams Mountain Restoration Project that began last October has been temporarily delayed due to winter weather with above average snowfall early in the season. The temporary area closure restricting public access from the mountain where helicopter operations were occurring has been lifted as of February 1, 2020. The previously closed areas including all hiking trails are now open to the public. Aerial operations will cease until conditions improve.
The first 300 acres on the project have been thinned, and 100 acres of wood and slash...
2/01/2020 - 6:42 am
Tonto fire specialists plan to burn approximately 75 acres of piles Feb. 3-6 on the Cave Creek Ranger District near the Vista Verde subdivision from 164th Street and the Forest Service boundary to west/southwest of 176th Street following the Forest Service boundary to Rio Verde Drive.
Residents and visitors to the area can expect to see and smell moderate amounts of smoke during the four-day operation. In addition to the burn area, smoke will impact Rio Verde Foothills and Vista Verde during the day.
In the evening, smoke will hover from the burn area to Rio Verde Foothills...
