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.
Tentative prescribed fire plans for the week of September 28
Flagstaff, AZ – Pending favorable conditions, fire managers are planning prescribed fires in the following projects for the week of September 28.
Mogollon Rim District
East Clear Creek Project - 1,000 acres over two days of burning next week. Near Knoll Lake and Forest Road 300 (Rim Road.) Smoke will flow down Leonard Canyon and Tonto Creek at night.
Peaks and Mormon Lake Districts
No burning is planned through Tuesday, September 29. Projects later in the week may include:
| Woody Ridge
Kachina | Southwest of Flagstaff near Rogers
Lake
Southwest of Flagstaff and Kachina Village |
| Lake Mary | Southwest of Lower Lake Mary and Lake Mary Meadows |
Bow Fire - Fire crews on the Mogollon Rim District continue to manage this lightning-caused fire, about 15 miles south of Mormon Lake and 27 miles east of Camp Verde, near Mahan Park. This low-intensity fire has treated approximately 1700 acres for forest resource benefits. Yesterday crews burned out 200 acres adjacent to private land. Today crews ignited along Forest Highway 3 to limit spread on the north edge of the fire area. The immediate area of the fire is closed for public safety, with perimeter roads still open (Forest Roads 81, 81E, 9264L.) Smoke is visible from the Verde Valley and I-17.
All prescribed fire activity is dependent on personnel availability, weather – including ventilation conditions, and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).
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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