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Pile Burn planned near Apache Junction

1/27/2023 - 2:31 pm
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, Apache Junction, pile burn, wildfire, smoke, Lost Dutchman

Next week the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management begins a one-day pile burn operation on State Trust Land in Pinal County in an effort to reduce both fuel loading in the area and wildfire risk.

On Tuesday, January 31, favorable weather conditions allow DFFM to conduct ignitions on the 36-acre, Lost Dutchman RX Burn located approximately four miles northeast of Apache Junction, off State Route 88 and Nodak Road, just south of the Goldfield Ghost Town.

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Tonto Basin Ranger District plans pile burns

1/24/2023 - 1:42 pm
Tonto National Forest, Pile Burns, pile burn, smoke, smoke impact, prescribed burn, Prescribed Fire, Tonto Basin, tonto basin ranger district, Punkin Center, SF 49 Road, State Routes 88 and 188, Indian Point, Indian Point Community Green Waste site, Burnt Corral Campground, Crabtree Wash Pit, Apache Lake, Apache Lake Marina

Tonto National Forest fire officials are preparing to burn three piles on the Tonto Basin Ranger District, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023.

Fire specialists plan to move forward with burning three separate slash piles that were cancelled earlier this month. The three sites include: the Indian Point Community Green Waste site, Burnt Corral Campground (FS 49 Road and State Route 88) and the Crabtree Wash Pit near the Apache Lake Marina. Pile burns range from 1 acre to a quarter of an acre in size.

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Tonto Basin Ranger District plans several pile burns

1/13/2023 - 10:49 am
pile burn, tonto basin ranger district, Indian Point Community Green Waste site, Indian Point Community, Crabtree Wash Pit, Apache Lake Marina, Burnt Corral Campground, Punkin Center, Forest Service Road 49, State Route 88, smoke, smoke impact

Fire specialists are planning several pile burns on the Tonto Basin Ranger District, Jan. 19, 2023.

Burn operations will occur at the Indian Point Community Green Waste site, as well as one pile burn at Burnt Corral Campground located at Forest Service Road 49 and State Route 88, and one pile at the Crabtree Wash Pit near Apache Lake Marina. Pile burns range from 1 acre to a quarter of an acre in size.

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Firefighters to burn piles near Williams on Friday

1/12/2023 - 6:16 pm
Kaibab National Forest, Pile Burns, Williams, Clover Road, Williams District, prescribed burn, Prescribed Burning, smoke

As part of continuing efforts to reduce hazardous fuels and prevent catastrophic wildfires, Kaibab National Forest firefighters are planning to conduct pile burns on about 700 acres near Williams on Friday. These piles are located near Clover Road and along I-40, and weather conditions are expected to result in some smoke impacts on the highway and in town.

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NPS to conduct Prescribed Burn for Hazardous Fuel Reduction the week of January 16, 2023

1/12/2023 - 3:37 pm
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, hazardous fuel reduction, smoke, active fire, firefighters, old Hemenway Campground, Boulder Beach Area, Lakeshore Road, Boulder City, Lake Las Vegas, Lake Mead RV Village, Alan Bible Visitor Center, Boulder Beach Campground, Rogers Spring, Northshore Road, Stewart’s Point, Echo Bay

Depending on weather conditions, Lake Mead National Recreation Area is planning to burn piles of previously cut vegetation as part of a hazardous fuel reduction measure in two different locations the week of January 16, 2023 in the western Lake Mead area.  

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Pile burns to continue north, south of Flagstaff

12/09/2022 - 11:11 am
prescribed burn, Flagstaff Ranger District, Flagstaff, Mormon Lake, Mormon Lake Village, Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project, FWPP, pile burn, smoke, Pile Burns, U.S. Highways 180 and 89, U.S. Highway 180, U.S, Highway 89, Dairy Springs pile burn, Dairy Springs, Lake Mary Road

The Flagstaff Ranger District plans to continue three pile burns located approximately 4 to 6 miles north of Flagstaff and just northwest of Mormon Lake, starting Sunday, Dec. 11 or Monday, Dec. 12, depending on weather conditions.

Two pile burns associated with the Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project (FWPP) are located north of Flagstaff and consist of woody material left over from mechanical treatments in the FWPP area. Smoke will be visible to those in the Flagstaff area, including Doney Park and motorists along U.S. Highways 180 and 89. West/southwest winds are predicted.

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Tonto Basin Ranger District prepares for fuel reduction burns

12/03/2022 - 3:02 pm
Tonto National Forest, Tonto Monument, Punkin Center, Tonto Basin, prescribed burn, smoke

Tonto Basin fire personnel are planning two separate fuel reduction operations, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.

The two operations include burning community green waste piles near the Punkin Center and burning the 83 pit south of the Tonto Monument. The total burn size of the 83 pit is 2 acres and includes three pit sites and three slash piles.

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Payson Ranger District prepares for prescribed fire operations

12/01/2022 - 7:34 pm
Tonto National Forest, prescribed burn, Payson Ranger District, Christopher Creek Campground, smoke

Fire officials on the Payson Ranger District are preparing for prescribed fire operations to burn debris piles near Christopher Creek Campground beginning Tuesday, Dec. 6-10, 2022. 

The purpose of this 107-acre prescribed fire is to reduce the risk of destructive wildfires to surrounding communities, ranches and critical infrastructure. Additionally, prescribed fires restore natural ecological systems and landscapes, and develop and foster sustainable forest conditions for wildlife habitat and watersheds.

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Fall & Winter Pile Burns Begin on North Kaibab Ranger District at Various Locations

11/29/2022 - 3:26 pm
North Kaibab Ranger District, Kaibab National Forest, Dry Park Lookout Tower, Pleasant Valley Cabin, Jacob Lake, North Rim Country Store, DeMotte campground, Forest Road 22, smoke

Prescribed fire pile burning will commence across the North Kaibab Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest for the remainder of the fall and into the winter season.

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Prescribed Fire Planned on Chino Valley Ranger District

11/29/2022 - 10:00 am
Prescott National Forest, Chino Valley Ranger District, Sinks Prescriber Fire, Chino Valley, Paulden, Williamson Valley, Prescott, Prescott Valley, and Dewey-Humboldt, smoke

Fire Managers on the Chino Valley Ranger District plan to treat 450 acres of grass and range lands north of Williamson Valley (T18N, R5W, Sec 23) with prescribed fire. Ignitions on the Sinks RX will begin today, November 29, 2022, pending favorable weather conditions. This project is part of the Chino Landscape Restoration where fire crews plan to treat a large surface area with broadcast burning, improving wildlife habitat and the resiliency of forest ecosystems.

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