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Doyle and Ortega prescribed fire projects planned on the Lakeside Ranger District
10/03/2024 - 4:12 pm
Lakeside Ranger District | Prescribed Fire | Fall 2024 | Doyle burn unit | Ortega burn unit | Vernon AZ | Forest Road 44 | Forest Road 3D | Forest Road 45E | Forest Road 45C3 | Forest Road 9900L | Arizona Game and Fish | Vernon Fire Department | Timber Mesa Fire Department | Arizona State Forestry | Pinetop Fire Department | City of Show Low | landscape treatments | Wildfire Crisis Strategy | forest health | smoke impacts | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | smoke management | particulate-filtering respirator | fire.airnow.gov | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests.

The Lakeside Ranger District plans to conduct prescribed fire operations on the Lakeside Ranger District during the Fall months of 2024. Prescribed fire operations could start any time between October 8 through November 30, as weather and vegetation conditions allow for successful operations. Fire managers will be monitoring weather conditions leading up to, during, and after implementation to ensure conditions are favorable.

The Lakeside East burn units consist of the Doyle burn unit (290 acres), and the Ortega burn unit (1,773 acres).  Both are located directly to the southwest of...

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The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Ozone High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4, 2024
10/03/2024 - 9:35 am
pollution | high pollution | ozone | ozone high pollution advisory | HPA | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | ADEQ

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Ozone High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4, 2024

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Firefighters working on the Wasson Peak and Muldoon Fires stop progression of brush fire caused by vehicle;
10/03/2024 - 8:26 am
Prescott National Forest | Crown King | Wasson Peak | Muldoon Fires | Towers Mountain

 Yesterday afternoon resources working on the Wasson Peak and Muldoon fires responded to a vehicle fire on Lincoln Ridge Road, north of Crown King that quickly moved into brush.  Firefighters with the help of a helicopter quickly stopped the progression of the Lincoln Fire keeping its size to 3/10 of an acre.
 
The Wasson Peak Fire, burning south of Crown King grew by one acre and is now 18 acres.  Firefighters will continue securing the fire’s edge, begin mop-op and monitor interior fuels that will continue to consume for the next several days.  Resources assigned: Prescott...

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Globe Ranger District plans prescribed burn to reduce wildfire risk
10/02/2024 - 11:40 am
Tonto National Forest | globe ranger district | Timber Camp | Carol Springs | prescribed burn

 Tonto National Forest firefighters will begin a prescribed burn near Carol Springs Mountain located about 25 miles north of Globe, Arizona on the Globe Ranger District, Oct. 07 through Nov. 17 as conditions allow.

Firefighters will be focusing on 1,200 acres within the Carol Springs south unit, a continuation of last year’s prescribed fire efforts in the north and south units of Carol Springs. This operation is a part of the Tonto’s Timber Camp prescribed fire plan to treat 7,313 acres. 

The Timber Camp prescribed fire plan is a component of the Tonto’s San Carlos Tribal...

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Wasson Peak Fire 17 Acres/Muldoon Fire 1 Acre on the Bradshaw Ranger District
10/02/2024 - 7:43 am
wildfire | smoke | no drone zone | Prescott National Forest | Wasson Peak Fire | Crown King

Yesterday, resources from Prescott National Forest responded to two separate fires near the community of Crown King.

The Wasson Peak Fire, burning south of Crown King is 17 acres.  Today, firefighters will continue to put a line around the fire, securing the fire’s edge. 

The Muldoon Fire, burning on the north side of Towers Mountain, is 1 acre.  Yesterday, firefighters were able to put a line around the fire; today they will mop-up, securing the fire’s edge. 

Firefighters will be using a full suppression strategy to achieve 100 percent containment of both fires that were...

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