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.
Sept 18, 2009
Pending favorable conditions, fire managers are planning prescribed fires in the following projects for the week of Sept 21.
All prescribed fire activity is dependent on personnel availability, weather – including ventilation conditions, and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).
For Monday, September 21:
Fort Valley Project – Approximately 320 acres of broadcast burning off Hwy 180 and Snowbowl Road. Smoke is expected to move northeast with the forecast winds; some residual smoke will likely settle around the Baderville area overnight.
Lake Mary Project – Approximately 400 acres southwest of Lake Mary Meadows, off Forest Road 132. Smoke is expected to disperse northeast; some residual smoke may settle around Lake Mary Meadows.
Projects Fire Managers will consider for the remainder of the week, Sept 22-25:
| Project Name | Total Acres* | General Location |
| Fort Valley | 500 | North of Flagstaff, off Hwy 180 and Snowbowl Rd |
| A-1 | 200 | East of Bellemont |
| Eastside | 200 | West of Hwy 89, off Elden Springs Road (Forest Road 556) |
| Mars Hill | Up to 200 | Northwest of Flagstaff on Observatory Mesa |
| Kachina | Up to 400 | Southwest of Flagstaff and Kachina Village |
| Lake Mary | Up to 400 | Southwest of Lower Lake Mary and Lake Mary Meadows |
| Mint | 500 | East of Mormon Lake and Lake Mary Road (Forest Hwy 3) |
| East Clear Creek | 1000 | Between Knoll Lake and Forest Road 300 (Rim Road) |
*Estimated total acres for the week.
The public can obtain prescribed fire information via the following:
Prescribed Fire Hotline: 928-226-4607
Coconino National Forest Website: www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino
o Click on the Prescribed Fire Link to the right of the page
Sign-up to receive regular email notifications: http://www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription
o Choose “Southwestern Region”
Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CoconinoNF_Fire
Inciweb: www.inciweb.org/incident/1889/
Local Ranger Stations: Peaks Ranger District (Flagstaff), 928-526-0866; Red Rock Ranger District (Sedona) 928-203-2900; Mogollon Rim Ranger District (Blue Ridge) 928-477-2255
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Karen Malis-Clark
Public Affairs, Conservation Education
Coconino National Forest
1824 S. Thompson St.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-2529
Phone 928-527-3492 Fax 928-527-3491
email kmclark@xxxxxxxxx
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