prescribed burn

 Fire managers on the Bradshaw/Chino Valley Ranger District are planning to conduct the Graver Wash RX which is a restoration burn sometime between July 21st and July 26th; when the conditions are most favorable for a successful outcome.  Graver Wash is an 8,072 acre prescribed burn unit, but managers do not intend to treat the whole 8,072 acres during this treatment.  Managers will be focusing on black lining the perimeter and targeting available fuels interior.  This project may require multiple entries over multiple years to treat the entire project area. 

Fire mangers on the Verde Ranger District are planning to conduct the Hance RX which is a grassland burn sometime between July 15th and July 30th, when the conditions are most favorable for a successful outcome.

Fire Managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District hope to take advantage of current and forecasted weather to burn piles located along Walker Road, starting on Tuesday, March 10th through Friday, March 20th.  Piles are located south of the Lynx Lake Recreation Area and continue to the community of Walker.  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 piles located along Walker Road; south of the Lynx Lake Recreation Area to the community of Walker starting on Monday, March 2nd through Friday March 6th; weather conditions permitting.  Pile burning helps to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to the wildland urban interface and increase ecosystem and community resilience. 
 

Coconino National Forest firefighters plan to conduct prescribed burns next week in two areas south and southeast of Flagstaff.
 
Prescribed burn projects are part of a strategy to allows fire across the landscape in order to restore forests to healthier conditions, protect watersheds and improve the safety of the communities around them. In doing so, we reduce the fuels that can otherwise become dangerous elements for extreme wildfires.
 

Fire specialists plan to burn 58 acres of vegetative piles Feb. 13-14 in the Washington Park area north of Payson.

Residents and visitors to the area can expect to see and smell light-to-moderate amounts of smoke during the two-day prescribed fire. Smoke will impact the Washington Park area during the day. In the evening, smoke will impact the Rim Trail, Verde Glen, Shadow Rim Girl Scout Ranch, Washington Park sub-division, and Beaver Valley communities.

Fire Managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District hope to take advantage of forecasted weather conditions and burn piles at various locations in the Prescott Basin and Lynx Lake corridor starting on Monday, February 10th through Saturday, February 29th.  Pile burning helps to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to the wildland urban interface and increase ecosystem and community resilience.  

Tonto fire specialists plan to burn approximately 75 acres of piles Feb. 3-6 on the Cave Creek Ranger District near the Vista Verde subdivision from 164th Street and the Forest Service boundary to west/southwest of 176th Street following the Forest Service boundary to Rio Verde Drive.

Residents and visitors to the area can expect to see and smell moderate amounts of smoke during the four-day operation.  In addition to the burn area, smoke will impact Rio Verde Foothills and Vista Verde during the day.

Fire specialists plan to burn 210 acres of vegetative debris piles Jan. 29-31. Ignitions will occur about nine miles north of Payson in the vicinity of Shadow Rim Girl Scout Ranch.

Pile burning activity is occurring at multiple locations to the south and east of the City of Williams producing smoke that will be visible from various outlying locations around the greater Williams area. Burning is expected to continue through the remainder of this week as conditions allow.