The Coconino National Forest has established this method of notifying you of planned and current fuels treatment activities on the forest. For confirmation or for more information, please visit our "Current Conditions" page of the Coconino National Forest web-site. You may click
this link http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/conditions/current-rx.shtml, or use the "shortcut" to our main page: www.coconinoforest.us
The Coconino County Health Department provides information about smoke concerns and offers suggestions for minimizing smoke impacts to your family and home at the following website http://www.coconino.az.gov/health.aspx?id=6564.
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Coconino National Forest Planned Prescribed Fire Activity May 23-26
Recent rains have created ideal conditions for crews to conduct prescribed pile burns.
Slash piles consist of the debris from forest thinning projects. Piles should be completely consumed the same day they’re ignited and smoke should be minimal.
For Saturday – Monday, May 23-25 (piles at the following locations are all part of the Eastside Project):
Behind the old Bob Sellers Toyota dealership and at the base of Mt Elden. Legal location: T21 R8 S6&7,
Behind Horseman's lodge, off Hwy 89. Legal location: T22 R8 S28,
East of Manning Rd, off Townsand-Winona Rd. Legal location: T22 R8 S35,
And East of the Pine Canyon subdivision. Legal location: T21 R7 S35.
For Tuesday, May 26
Bly Pit Project – piles are located approximately 7 miles north of the Mogollon Rim Ranger Station and Hwy 87. Smoke will be visible from Hwy 87, and some residual smoke may briefly impact the highway overnight. Legal Location: T15 R10 S19.
Remember that all prescribed fire activity is dependant on weather, crew availability, and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (www.azdeq.gov).
Other sources for information:
Prescribed Fire Hotline at 928-226-4607
Website, http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/conditions/current-rx.shtml (contact info for your local ranger stations can also be found on the website).
NEW! Coconino fire information is on Twitter, http://twitter.com/CoconinoNF_Fire
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