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Point and Dutch prescribed fire projects planned on Black Mesa Ranger District
9/25/2024 - 1:24 pm
Black Mesa Ranger District | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests | Prescribed Fire | Point project | Dutch project | Forest Lakes | hazardous fuels | fire-resistant landscape | Wildfire Crisis Strategy | forest health | smoke | Highway 260 | Heber-Overgaard | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | smoke management | Air Quality | FR 237 | FR 172 | FR 34 | FR 100 | control lines | smoke-sensitive individuals | particulate-filtering respirator | fire.airnow.gov

Firefighters plan to conduct prescribed fire operations on the Black Mesa Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests beginning September 25 through October 31, 2024, weather permitting.

The Point project area is 814 acres and is approximately 1 mile north of Forest Lakes.  The boundaries of the project are mile marker 2 on FR 237 to FR 172 and FR 237C and constructed control lines.

The Dutch project area is 1,301 acres and is approximately 10 miles northwest of Forest Lakes.  The boundaries of the project are FR 34 and FR 100 and constructed control lines.

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Local Type 3 team continues fireline work on West Fire as smoke and ash impact communities near Pine and Geronimo Estates
9/25/2024 - 1:17 pm
West Fire | Type 3 team | fireline work | smoke | ash | Pine | Geronimo Estates | aerial ignition | unburned fuels | equipment backhaul | dozer line | hand line | 646 Road | fire damage | nighttime flames | evacuation status | fire repair.

A local Type 3 Team assumed command of the fire yesterday afternoon and will continue to secure fireline and repair dozer and hand line.  Yesterday, unburned fuels were ignited by aerial ignition inside the perimeter of the fire, contributing to smoke and ash in neighboring communities.  Crews are also backhauling equipment and fire supplies longer needed.  Excavators are working along the east edge of the fire near 646 Road to repair damage, use caution in this area. Fire and flames may be visible during nighttime hours away from the edges of the fire.  The fire team is mindful of the...

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Coconino NF managing lightning-caused Brigade Fire west of Fort Tuthill
9/25/2024 - 10:25 am
wildfire | smoke | Brigade Fire | Coconino National Forest | no drone zone | Ready Set Go!

Fire managers with the Coconino National Forest are currently managing a lightning-caused wildfire that began Saturday in an area adjacent to Fort Tuthill, beginning burnout operations today which will produce significant and noticeable smoke southwest of Flagstaff.

The Brigade Fire is located 1 mile west of the Fort Tuthill fairgrounds and located in...

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Coconino NF prepares for fall prescribed burn projects
9/24/2024 - 10:00 am
Coconino National Forest | prescribed burn season | October | December | weather conditions | fire managers | hazardous fuels | downed trees | pine needles | catastrophic wildfires | watersheds | wildlife habitat | prescribed burn projects | smoke impacts | Inciweb | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | ADEQ | Air Quality | smoke.azdeq.gov | fire.airnow.gov | smoke complaint hotline | Four Forest Restoration Initiative | 4FRI | Wildfire Crisis Strategy | ponderosa pine ecosystems | forest restoration | northern Arizona

The Coconino National Forest is preparing for a robust fall prescribed burn season, which usually begins the first week of October and runs through December due to favorable weather conditions.

Fire managers across three districts have plans for 14 prescribed burn projects spanning locations across the national forest, comprising thousands of acres. Since prescribed burns are dependent upon weather conditions, some or all these projects may be implemented. Dates of implementation can also change or projects postponed or cancelled if conditions are not ideal.

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Preacher Fire planned perimeter ignitions completed; large scale ignitions completed on West Fire
9/24/2024 - 9:29 am
wilfdfire | smoke | West Fire | Preacher Fire | Tonto National Forest | no drone zone | Ready Set Go! | Southwest Incident Management Team 3

West and Preacher Fires Update: September 24, 2024

Large scale ignitions are complete on the West Fire as the incident transitions to a local incident management organization. Today at 6 p.m., the Southwest Incident Management Team 3 will transfer command of the West and Preacher Fires to Type 3 Incident Commander Tadd Fagerud.

Yesterday, additional sections of the northwest corner of the perimeter were contained as engines found no significant heat. Crews igniting by hand worked south along the dozer line just east of Pine and west along the Control Road until they connected...

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