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...