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 27
Flagstaff, AZ – Pending favorable conditions, fire specialists on the Coconino National Forest are tentatively planning prescribed burns on a few projects across the forest next week.
Fire Managers work hard to balance the critical need for reducing the risk of severe wildfires near homes and neighborhoods with the need to minimize smoke impacts to communities. The Coconino National Forest coordinates prescribed fire plans with the other partners in the Ponderosa Fire Advisory Council (including local fire departments), as well as neighboring forests. 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).
For Monday, September 27
Woody Ridge Project – 200 acres in one of two locations in the project area: either off Woody Mountain Road near Rogers Lake, or southwest of Fort Tuthill. Smoke will move northeast and will be visible from Flagstaff. Residual smoke will settle toward Oak Creek Canyon overnight.
The remainder of the week, crews may also ignite on the following projects:
Blue Ridge Urban Interface – off Hwy 87 near the community of Blue Ridge
Fort Valley Project – North of Flagstaff off Hwy 180 and Snowbowl Road
A-1 Project – east of Bellemonte, south of Baderville
Kachina Project – South of Flagstaff, east of I-17, near Mountainaire
Mint Project – South of Mormon Lake off Lake Mary Road
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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