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.
One prescribed fire planned for Friday
Flagstaff, AZ – Crews completed ignition on all three planned prescribed fire projects today – the Blue Ridge Urban Interface (BRUI), Kachina, and A-1 projects. Smoke will continue to dissipate the remainder of the day. Some smoke may be noticeable in Flagstaff this evening, but should be light. One prescribed fire project is planned for tomorrow, October 1.
Fire managers work hard to address the critical need for reducing the risk of severe wildfires near homes and neighborhoods while minimizing smoke impacts to communities. “The forests in Northern Arizona are fire-adapted ecosystems. Fire is natural, necessary, and will occur,” say’s Russ Copp, Forest Fire and Aviation Manager. “We make a conscious effort to keep smoke impacts to a minimum.”
One way to do this is to burn larger blocks of area at a time to reduce the number of days smoke is in the air. “If our conditions all line-up right, we can burn 500 acres at once instead of only one hundred acres per day for five days.”
In addition, fire managers on the Coconino National Forest coordinate prescribed fire plans with the other partners in the Ponderosa Fire Advisory Council (which includes local fire departments), as well as neighboring forests, to reduce the changes of multiple prescribed fire projects impacting one 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).
Ritter Project – 400 acres west of I-17 at the Willard Springs interchange. Smoke will be noticeable south of Flagstaff and on I-17 and will disperse to the northeast. Residual smoke will settle toward Hwy 89 A and Oak Creek Canyon.
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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