pile burn

The Alpine Ranger District on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests is planning to begin the Pace Creek Pile Burning project on January 5th through the end of February. Piles consist of leftover debris from recent timber sales, as well as slash deposited in the community burn pit. All ignitions are weather dependent.

Prescribed fire pile burning will be occurring in the vicinity of Arizona Highway 89A and Forest Road 248 one mile north of Jacob Lake from Tuesday, January 4th through Thursday, January 6th on the North Kaibab Ranger District. 

Winter weather with snow on the ground present excellent opportunities every year for fire crews to burn and consume piled slash and woody debris left over from previous forest restoration projects. Approximately 100 acres of piles one mile north of Jacob Lake are planned for burning.

Prescribed fire pile burning will be occurring across the south zone of the Kaibab National Forest beginning the first week of January on both the Williams and Tusayan Ranger Districts. 

Winter weather with snow on the ground present excellent opportunities every year for fire crews to burn and consume piled slash and woody debris left over from previous forest restoration projects.

For the month of January, approximately 1100 acres of piles south and southwest of the city of Williams are planned for burning with an additional 500 acres on the Tusayan Ranger District.

Fire Managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District will be taking advantage of moisture received and plan to burn debris piles near Walker, Ponderosa Park/White Spar, Copper Basin, Lynx Lake and Thumb Butte.  Ignitions are planned to start on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 and continue through Monday, January 31, 2022 as favorable weather conditions allow.  Fire managers expect smoke impacts to be light in the surrounding areas. Pile burning helps to reduce hazardous fuels in the wildland urban interface and increases ecosystem and community resilience.

Prescribed fire pile burning will commence across the south zone of the Kaibab National Forest for the remainder of this month on both the Williams and Tusayan Ranger Districts. 

Winter weather with forecasted snow present excellent opportunities every year for fire crews to burn and consume piled slash and woody debris left over from previous forest restoration projects.

For the month of December, approximately 450 acres of piles near Tusayan are planned for burning with an additional 60 acres on the Williams Ranger District.

 The Flagstaff Ranger District is planning three hand pile burns starting tomorrow in conjunction with forecasted snowy weather. These operations will burn piled material remaining from previous mechanical treatments both north and south of the Flagstaff metropolitan area.

Fire Managers on the Verde Ranger District plan to take advantage of the moisture received last week and burn 90 acres of piles on Thursday, November 4 and Friday, November 5, 2021.  Piles are located on Mingus Mountain, near the junction of Forest Service Road 413 and Forest Service Road 132 near Burnt Tank (T15N, R2E, Sec 15).  Fire managers expect smoke impacts to be light in the surrounding area with no road or trail closures.  Pile burning helps to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to the wildland urban interface and increase ecosystem and community resilience. 

Fire Managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District plan to burn debris piles near the community of Groom Creek, in and around Iron Springs, Lynx Lake, Walker Road, Goldwater Lake and near White Spar Campground.  Recent moisture and higher humidity provide desired conditions to burn piles created from previous fuels reduction projects.  Ignitions are planned to start as early as Wednesday, October 13,  2021 and will continue through the month of October as long as favorable weather conditions allow.  Fire managers expect smoke impacts to be light in the surrounding areas.

Fire Managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District plan to burn debris piles near the community of Groom Creek, in and around Lynx Lake, Walker Road, Goldwater Lake, and near White Spar Campground.  Recent monsoon moisture and higher humidity provide desired conditions to burn piles created from previous fuels reduction projects.  Ignitions are planned to start as early as Thursday, August 19, 2021 and will continue as long as favorable weather conditions allow.