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Continued prescribed fire activity planned on the Lakeside Ranger
11/19/2024 - 2:20 pm
fire managers | prescribed fire operations | Lakeside Ranger District | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests | November 20-22 | 2024 | 260 burn unit | 796 acres | Linden | Arizona | Pinedale | Forest Road 143C | Forest Road 9810R | Forest Road 143D | Forest Road 9809L | Forest Road 143 | Forest Road 9810T | Arizona Game and Fish Department | Timber Mesa Fire Department | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management | Clay Springs Fire Department | hazardous fuel reduction | high-severity wildfires | fire-resistant condition | Wildfire Crisis Strategy | 10-year Wildfire Crisis Strategy | wildfire risk | resilient fire-adapted forests | Show Low | Pinetop-Lakeside | Clay Springs | Highways 60 | Highway 260 | smoke impacts | Air Quality Division | Smoke Management webpage | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | smoke-sensitive individuals | particulate-filtering respirator mask | real-time smoke mapping | fire.airnow.gov | A-S National Forests website | Facebook

Fire managers plan to continue prescribed fire operations on the Lakeside Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests beginning November 20 through November 22, 2024, as weather and vegetation conditions allow for successful operations.

The 260 burn unit is 796 acres and is 2 miles west of Linden, Arizona, and 3 miles east of Pinedale.  The project unit is within Forest Road 143C, Forest Road 9810R, Forest Road 143D, Forest Road 9809L, Forest Road 143, and Forest Road 9810T.

This landscape treatment is a cooperative effort with Arizona Game and Fish Department,...

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Increased smoke production from pile burns along Snowbowl Road
11/19/2024 - 12:31 pm
fire managers | Coconino National Forest | burn piles | Slash | Snowbowl Road | smolder | smoke | timber treatments | forest fuel | 3 miles up Snowbowl Road | 7.5 miles northwest of Flagstaff | smoke impacts | Fort Valley | Baderville | Friday | Saturday | visitors | Forest Service personnel | vehicles | pile burn

Fire managers with the Coconino National Forest continue to monitor burn piles of slash along Snowbowl Road that continue to smolder and be consumed. These piles continue to produce smoke which may be noticeable to people in the immediate area and will likely increase through the week.

Burning these piles, left over from timber treatments, effectively removes them as a forest fuel. The piles are located about ...

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Replanting ‘king of the cactus family’ within Bush Fire burn scar remains a labor of love
11/18/2024 - 3:43 pm
wildfire | Tonto National Forest | planting cactus | Bush Fire burn scar | Bush Fire | burn scar

The saguaro cactus is a centuries-old icon of Arizona’s landscape, having appeared in more movies than actor John Wayne. Placement of the cactus in cartoons such as the “Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote” imprinted the saguaro on generations of impressionable young viewers.

These jolly green giants of the Sonoran Desert reach heights of 40 to 60 feet and can weigh between two and three tons. Saguaros stand as large green pillars atop the dusty landscape, welcoming visitors with open “arms”.

However, as a native plant in the Sonoran Desert, saguaros did not evolve in a fire-adapted...

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Continuing Prescribed Fire activity planned on the Black Mesa Ranger District
11/18/2024 - 12:56 pm
firefighters | prescribed fire operations | Black Mesa Ranger District | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests | November 20-25 | 2024 | Rimtop project area | 1 | 286 acres | Forest Lakes | Forest Roads 195 | 105 | 9350 | constructed control lines | Woods Canyon Lake | control line | hazardous fuel reduction | high-severity wildfires | fire-resistant condition | Wildfire Crisis Strategy | 10-year Wildfire Crisis Strategy | wildfire risk | healthy fire-adapted forests | smoke visibility | Heber-Overgaard | Highway 260 | smoke impacts | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | Air Quality Division | Smoke Management webpage | smoke-sensitive individuals | physical activity reduction | particulate-filtering respirator mask | real-time smoke mapping | fire.airnow.gov | A-S National Forests website | Facebook

Firefighters plan to continue prescribed fire operations on the Black Mesa Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests beginning November 20 through November 25, 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 objective is to reduce hazardous fuel accumulations, minimize the risk of...

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Palo Verde Generating Station emergency notification testing
11/18/2024 - 10:35 am
Palo Verde Generating Station | PVGS | outdoor warning sirens | local agencies | state agencies | 10-mile radius | power plant | Maricopa County | Wireless Emergency Alerts | WEA | siren test | November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | 12:15 p.m. | 12:30 p.m. | three minutes | 70 sirens | emergency managers | Alert and Notification System | federal regulations | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | NRC | Federal Emergency Management Agency | FEMA | WEA system | test area | opt-in phones | test alerts | Maricopa County Wireless Emergency Alert System | emergency | public actions | Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management | Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office | Arizona Department of Public Safety | alerting sirens | radios | televisions | Emergency Alert System | EAS message | emergency instructions

On Wednesday, November 20, Palo Verde Generating Station (PVGS), in cooperation with local and State agencies, will test the outdoor warning sirens located within a 10-mile radius of the power plant. In conjunction with the siren test and in the same 10-mile radius, Maricopa County will conduct an opt-in Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA).

Testing will involve activating the sirens twice and WEA once, sirens will be activated at 12:00 p.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. for approximately three minutes each time.  The Opt-in WEA will be tested at 12:15 p.m. Individuals will be stationed at each...

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