Fire managers on the Kaibab National Forest are planning to conduct prescribed fires throughout the fall and winter seasons as conditions allow.
Crews plan to begin ignitions the first week of October, with a potential total of up to 25,413 acres planned on the Williams Ranger District, up to 13,313 acres on the Tusayan Ranger District, and up to 16,579 acres on the North Kaibab Ranger District over the course of the fall and winter months. Smoke may be visible in the vicinity of the prescribed fire locations.
Exact ignition dates are unknown as burning is dependent upon daily...