pile burn

Favorable weather and wind conditions on Thursday are allowing Coconino National Forest firefighters to move forward with plans for large fire treatments, with the addition of a burn project near Apache Maid Mountain beginning on Friday.

Coconino National Forest firefighters had planned a large fire treatment this week on the Red Rock Ranger District near Apache Maid Mt, but the prescribed burn has been postponed due to moisture received in the area.

Fire managers will reevaluate plans for a burn in this area at a later date when weather conditions are more suitable for fire treatment.

Fire Managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District plan to burn debris piles near the community of Groom Creek. Ignitions are planned to start on Thursday, March 11 and continue through Friday, March 12, pending favorable weather conditions.  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.

Fire Managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District will begin implementing the Pipeline RX starting as early as Monday, March 1st and continuing through Saturday, March 6th.  Firefighters plan to treat 700 acres near the community of Groom Creek (T13N, R2W, SEC 27,28,33,34) when conditions are favorable; including air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts. 

Fire managers for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona Strip District are planning to use prescribed fire to burn cut vegetation and slash debris in an area located 30 miles south of Fredonia, Arizona in the Kanab Creek drainage.  Prescribed burning will begin early March 2021 and last through late March 2021, if weather and vegetation conditions allow, in accordance with the prescribed fire burn plan. The thinning, cutting, and burning of vegetation are intended to enhance wildlife habitat as well as protect cultural and natural resources. 

Firefighters on the Payson Ranger District will be conducting several pile burns throughout the week of Feb. 15, 2021.

The purpose of these burns is to reduce the potential and severity of a wildfire for the safety of the public and the protection of natural resources. The following prescription pile burns are planned for:

Coconino National Forest firefighters are planning to take advantage of favorable weather conditions this week for prescribed pile burn operations, beginning as early as tomorrow on the Mogollon Rim Ranger District.

Fire Managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District plan to burn piles within the Prescott Basin (Senator Highway, Copper Basin, Walker Road and Deering Park). Ignitions will be starting on Friday, February 5th and continue through Friday, February 12th if conditions remain favorable. Fire managers expect smoke impacts to be light in the surrounding areas. Pile burning helps to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to the wildland urban interface and increase ecosystem and community resilience.

The Payson Ranger District will be conducting a pile burn at the Geronimo Boy Scout Ranch Piles starting Thursday, Feb. 4-12, 2021.

The burn will consume approximately 30 acres of piles. Smoke impacts may occur during the day at the Geronimo Boy Scout Ranch and during the night at Geronimo Estates. Signs will be posted in these areas to alert the public of the operations. Residents and visitors to the area can expect to see and smell light-to-moderate amounts of smoke.

Fire Managers on the Verde Ranger District plan to take advantage of the moisture received last week and burn 80 acres of piles on Thursday, February 4th.  Piles are located west of the community of Cherry and north of Powell Springs Campground (T14N, R2E, Sec 18).  Fire managers expect smoke impacts to the community of Cherry to be light.  Pile burning helps to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to the wildland urban interface and increase ecosystem and community resilience.