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
December 4, 2009
Tentative prescribed fire plans for the week of December 7
Flagstaff, AZ – For the week of December 7, prescribed fire specialists are planning to conduct various pile burns across the Coconino National Forest; conditions may be ideal with winter precipitation in the forecast. Smoke impacts from pile burns are generally minimal.
Monday, December 7
Eastside Project – Piles are located off Townsend-Winona Road in the vicinity of Slayton Ranch Road and Hutton Ranch Road. Light smoke may be noticeable in Doney Park.
Miscellaneous Piles (Mormon Lake District) – located northeast of Mountainaire, northwest of Lake Mary Meadows, off Forest Road 3E.
Miscellaneous Piles (Mogollon Rim District) – located off Forest Road 95 and Forest Road 300 (Rim Road). Smoke will only be noticeable in the immediate area.
All prescribed fire activity is dependent on personnel availability, weather – including ventilation conditions, and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (www.azdeq.gov).
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
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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