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 15, 2009
Prescribed fire plans for Friday
Flagstaff, AZ – Pending favorable conditions, fire managers are planning prescribed fires on the following projects Friday, October 16. All prescribed fire activity is dependent on personnel availability, weather – including ventilation conditions, and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).
Woody Ridge Project – 360 acres approximately eight miles southwest of Flagstaff off Woody Mountain Road, south of Rogers Lake. Smoke will be visible from Flagstaff and Bellemont, and should disperse to the southwest with the forecast winds. Residual smoke will settle in nearby canyons and drainages.
Today fire managers ignited 340 acres on the Woody Ridge project area, with a smoke column very visible from most of Flagstaff.
Freidlein Fire Update: Fire specialists were unable to determine a precise origin of yesterday’s unplanned 8-acre fire north of Flagstaff, but concluded it was human-caused.
As a reminder, some wildland fires are suppressed, while others are intentionally ignited. Prescribed fires are pre-planned fires, ignited under a specific set of conditions (the prescription), to benefit the forest while reducing the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire. Unplanned human-caused fires are suppressed. Naturally-ignited fires, (caused by lightning) may be managed to benefit forest resources, if they occur in pre-planned areas under certain conditions.
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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