reduce hazardous fuels

Pile Burning Planned in the Prescott Basin on the Bradshaw RD

3/20/2023 - 2:27 pm
prescribed burn, pile burning, pile burn, burn debris piles, smoke, smoke impacts, reduce hazardous fuels, Bradshaw Ranger District, Prescott Basin

Fire managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District plan to take advantage of the moisture received and predicted to burn debris piles in the Prescott Basin. Ignitions are planned to start tomorrow, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, and continue through Friday, March 31, 2023, as favorable weather conditions allow. Fire managers expect smoke impacts to be light and visible from multiple locations including Prescott, Williamson Valley, Chino Valley, and surrounding areas.

Pile Burning Planned in the Prescott Basin on the Bradshaw Ranger District

1/10/2023 - 8:23 am
Bradshaw Ranger District, Prescott Basin, Prescott National Forest, burn piles of debris, pile burn, pile burning, Chino Valley, reduce hazardous fuels, smoke impacting Prescott and Chino Valley

Fire Managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District plan to take advantage of the moisture received and burn piles of debris in and around the Prescott Basin. Ignitions are planned to start on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, and continue through Tuesday Jan. 31, 2023, as favorable weather conditions allow. Fire managers expect smoke impacts to be light and visible from multiple locations including Prescott, Chino Valley, and surrounding areas. Pile burning helps to reduce hazardous fuels in the wildland urban interface and increases ecosystem and community resilience.