Prescribed Fire

Prescribed fires planned near Tusayan Thursday - Monday

4/12/2022 - 2:26 pm
Williams Ranger District, Tusayan Ranger District, Prescribed Fire, Kaibab National Forest

Fire managers anticipate conducting prescribed fires on the Reed Project Upper Ten-X Units northeast of Tusayan starting this Thursday, April 14 and continuing through Monday, April 18 as conditions allow. Crews are aiming to complete up to 300 acres per day. Wind will be a key factor this weekend. 

BLM to conduct prescribed fire 30 miles south of Fredonia

1/25/2022 - 3:49 pm
Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Strip District, Fredonia, Kanab Creek Drainage, Prescribed Fire, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

Fire managers for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona Strip District are planning to burn invasive vegetation removed as part of an ongoing riparian restoration project in the Kanab Creek Drainage, located 30 miles south of Fredonia, Arizona. The burns will begin early February 2022 and could last through late March 2022, if weather and fuel conditions allow. The riparian restoration project works to enhance wildlife habitat and protect cultural and natural resources.