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Prescribed fire projects will continue on all three districts of the Coconino National Forest throughout the rest of the week.
Prescribed fire projects are an important part of landscape restoration work being conducted in accordance with the Forest Service’s 10-year Wildfire Crisis Strategy, which aims to improve forest resiliency and reduce the risk of high-intensity wildfire in northern Arizona.
Prescribed fire projects are conditional and subject to change if wind and weather conditions are not met.
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The fall prescribed fire season has started off strong on the North Kaibab Ranger District, with 5,292 acres treated in the Billy Sink, Road Hollow North, and Road Hollow South units, and an additional 1,695 acres on Grand Canyon National Park’s Atoko Point unit on the North Rim.
Ignitions will continue this week in the Dry Park area with a target goal of 9,350 acres to be treated. Additional planned ignitions this fall include the 3,210-acre Telephone Hill unit and the 5,182-acre Red Point PH1 unit.
Smoke impacts can be expected on State Route 67, Demotte Park, Marble...
With favorable weather in the forecast, fire crews plan to continue treating landscapes with prescribed fire on both the Tusayan and Williams Ranger Districts. Next up is the Pine Flat Rx Project about 12 miles south of the city of Williams. Operations will begin Monday of next week and will likely last between two to four days.
Approximately 6700 acres are planned for treatments that will begin in the Round Mountain area, east of FR354 and north of FR105. Along with hand ignitions, a helicopter will be used to conduct aerial firing on large portions of ground inside the burn units...
Fire managers and district rangers on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests are tentatively planning to begin three prescribed fires the week of October 16. Crews are currently assessing weather and fuel conditions to determine whether they are within the criteria outlined in the prescribed burn plans. The projects will be canceled if fuel moisture, temperature, wind, or humidity are not within the burn plan prescription. The following projects are planned:
Black Mesa Ranger District
Fulton (1,838 acres)
There will be smoke impacts on Highway 260 and the...