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SBA Stands Ready to Assist San Carlos Apache Tribe Businesses and Residents Affected by the Watch Fire
10/07/2024 - 2:40 pm
disaster loans | economic injury | economic impact loans | Economic Injury Disaster Loans | Small Business Administration | SBA

Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to San Carlos Apache Tribe businesses and residents as a result of President Biden’s major disaster declaration, U.S. Small Business Administration’s Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced.

The declaration covers the San Carlos Apache Tribe as a result of the Watch Fire that occurred July 10-17.

“SBA’s mission-driven team stands ready to help Arizona’s small businesses and residents impacted by the Watch Fire,” said Administrator Guzman. “We’re committed to providing federal disaster loans swiftly and...

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Blue Stem Prescribed Fire Complete, Rx Burns Continuing on Williams Ranger District This Week
10/07/2024 - 12:49 pm
Prescribed Fire | prescribed burn | Kaibab National Forest | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | ADEQ

Fire managers have successfully treated 6904 acres on Tusayan Ranger District last week completing the Blue Stem Rx Fire Project and are moving back to the Three Sisters Prescribed Fire Project located just north of the City of Williams and Interstate 40, south of forest road 124, between Airport Road and the west side of Highway 64. 

Improving weather conditions have re-opened the opportunity for crews to return working in the local areas near Williams and Spring Valley. Plans are in place to begin ignitions on approximately 1500 acres of the Pronghorn and Cataract units of Three...

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Prescribed burns planned on Coconino National Forest the week of Oct. 7
10/07/2024 - 12:29 pm
Prescribed Fire | prescriber burn | Coconino National Forest | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | ADEQ

The Coconino National Forest plans to continue work on several prescribed burn projects this week that will help restore healthier conditions to the fire-adapted ponderosa pine forests of northern Arizona.

Prescribed burns will be canceled if weather conditions – such as temperature, wind or humidity – do not meet the criteria outlined in the burn plans.

Blue Ridge Urban Interface
When: Ongoing since Oct. 2
Where: Located on the Mogollon Rim Ranger District, roughly 9 miles northeast of Clints Well. A...

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Prescribed fire planned October 8 through October 31 on the Chino Valley Ranger District
10/07/2024 - 10:39 am
Prescribed Fire | smoke | Chino Valley Ranger District | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | ADEQ | Prescott National Forest

Fire managers on the Chino Valley Ranger District are looking for opportunities to treat fuels across the district at several locations in the Chino Landscape Project Area (see the map below). Prescribed fire operations are planned to start as early as Tuesday, October 8th, 2024, and continue through Friday, October 31st, 2024. Fire managers plan to use a variety of ground and aerial resources to meet the project objectives. Expect smoke impacts to be light to moderate and visible from multiple locations including Chino Valley, Paulden, Prescott and surrounding area communities.

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Continuing Prescribed Fire activity planned on the Black Mesa Ranger District
10/04/2024 - 3:24 pm
Black Mesa Ranger District | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests | prescribed burn | Rimtop Project | Hidden 2 Project | smoke | Sinkhole Project | Brookbank Project

Firefighters plan to continue prescribed fire operations on the Black Mesa Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests beginning October 8 through December 31, 2024, as weather and vegetation conditions allow for successful operations.    

The Rimtop project area is 1,286 acres and is 9 miles west of the community of Forest Lakes.  The project area is bounded by Forest Roads 195, 105, 9350, and constructed control lines. Trails around Woods Canyon Lake will also be used as a control line.

The Sinkhole project area is 875 acres and is 4 miles west on Forest Road 51...

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