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Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests to conduct Pierce prescribed fire
9/22/2023 - 12:02 pm
Pierce | Black Mesa Ranger District | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests | Heber-Overgaard | Forest Road 51 | Highway 260 | Forest Road 166 | Forest Road 125 | Forest Road 124

Fire managers are planning to implement the Pierce prescribed fire on the Black Mesa Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests starting September 26 and continuing through September 28.  The 3,044-acre prescribed fire is located 1.5 miles south of Heber-Overgaard off Forest Road 51.

The tentative date range for ignitions is Tuesday, Sept. 26 through Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Hand and possibly aerial ignitions (helicopter with Plastic Sphere Dispenser machine) will be used during operations. Agency administrators must approve the day’s plan every 24 hours before...

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Williams Ranger District to burn Moonset Pit debris pile Monday, September 25
9/22/2023 - 9:51 am
Kaibab National Forest | Moonset Pit | Spitz Springs | old Route 66 | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | Prescribed Fire

Significant moisture received over the past month has created ideal conditions to allow fuels reduction work to resume on the Kaibab National Forest using prescribed fire and pile burning methods as fall and winter approaches.

The Moonset Pit green waste disposal site near the community of Parks is scheduled to be ignited on Monday, September 25. Although this pile is usually burned in the winter months, fire managers elected to burn it now anticipating faster and more complete consumption, better smoke ventilation, and ultimately reducing the long lingering heat in the pit that...

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Prescribed fire planned on the Bradshaw Ranger District
9/22/2023 - 9:45 am
wildfire | smoke | Prescott National Forest | Prescott Basin | Bradshaw Ranger District | Goldwater | Groom Creek | Ponderosa Park | Indian Cree

Fire Managers on the Prescott National Forest plan to take advantage of current weather conditions and begin fall prescribed burning in the Prescott Basin on the Bradshaw Ranger District south of Prescott, Arizona.  Ignitions are planned to start on Monday, September 25, 2023, and will continue through October depending on weather conditions and resource availability. Several burns are planned east of Highway 89, west of Senator Highway, north of Wolf Creek Road, and south of Goldwater Lake on national forest lands.  Goldwater Lakes Trail #396 and Schoolhouse Gulch Trail #67 are in the...

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Valentine Fire Now 70% Contained
9/22/2023 - 8:46 am
wildfire | smoke | Young | Payson | Valentine Fire | Tonto National Forest

Due to gusty winds, crews are monitoring the progression of the fire along the ridge lines and perimeters of the fire area.

Operations: Yesterday, due to the wind events, crews patrolled along the FSRD 411 and kept the fire’s edge even. More depth was added to FSRD 200 along with monitoring the edge. Today, crews will be patrolling and holding lines as the fire progresses toward the southern fire containment line.

Fire Ecology: “Fire severity” is a term used to describe fire effects. ‘High severity’ describes where more than 75% of the dominant...

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Windy conditions expected, crews will look for ways to proceed on Valentine Fire
9/21/2023 - 8:16 am
wildfire | smoke | Valentine Fire | Young | Payson | Tonto National Forest

Due to expected winds today, Crews will be scouting the existing road systems and terrain in the southwest perimeter to plan the best route to proceed when conditions improve.

Operations: Yesterday, crews performed ignitions along the south fire line to bring the fire toward FSRD 411 while north crews patrolled the fire line. Today, crews are scouting the terrain looking for the best options to bring the fire south and patrolling the fire edge during wind events. 

Fire Ecology: In recent years, scientists have been finding out that smoke has a...

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