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.
October 5, 2009
Prescribed fire update
No prescribed fire projects on the Coconino National Forest ignited today.
For Tuesday, Mogollon Rim District:
Blue Ridge Urban Interface Project, 570 acres. After careful calculation of forecast winds, humidity and temperatures, fire experts plan to ignite along Highway 87 near Mogollon Rim/Blue Ridge Ranger Station tomorrow. About 500 acres is maintenance burn, which means it has been previously burned, fuels are fairly light, and smoke will be light. The other 70 acres has not been thinned and will produce more smoke. Please use caution while driving on Highway 87 as the smoke could get heavy, especially in the evening and early morning hours.
For Peaks and Mormon Lake Districts:
No prescribed burns will ignite tomorrow. Later in the week, fire specialists will consider the following project areas: Kachina, Lake Mary, Anderson Mesa, Woody Ridge, Fort Valley, Eastside.
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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