Greetings! We're forwarding prescribed fire information from our partners in the Ponderosa Fire Advisory Council.
November 23, 2010
Prescribed pile burning at Navajo Army Depot
Flagstaff, AZ – Flagstaff Fire Department's Wildland Fire Crew will implement another 20 acre prescribed pile burn today. Slash piles will be burned at the US Naval Observatory located just west of town. (T 21 N, R 6 E, Sec 22 NE 1/4).
Smoke from piles burned in this area yesterday dispersed well causing minimal impacts I-40 and the railroad.Today's forecast winds and excellent ventilation conditions are expected to disperse smoke to the northeast.
Material being burned is the result of forest thinning activities implemented to reduce the risk of wildfire and help restore forest health.
If there are any questions regarding planned ignitions please contact the Flagstaff Fire Department Wildland Division at 928-853-2735.
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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.
Prescribed pile burning plans for Tuesday
Flagstaff, AZ – Pending favorable conditions tomorrow, Coconino NF fire managers plan to conduct pile burns on two projects, three different locations.
Eastside Project – 5 acres located at the southern base of Mt Elden, and 20 acres off of old Walnut Canyon Rd, southeast of Country Club. These are smaller piles, stacked by hand, and should be completely consumed before the day’s end. Smoke will be noticeable in the immediate area, residual smoke will be minimal.
Mogollon Rim Miscellaneous Piles – 10 acres of hand piles located south of Hwy 87, east of Blue Ridge Reservoir. Smoke will disperse to the north and little residual smoke is expected overnight.
Fire managers work hard to balance the critical need for reducing the risk of severe wildfires with the importance of minimizing smoke impacts to communities. The Coconino National Forest coordinates prescribed fire plans with the partners in the Ponderosa Fire Advisory Council (which includes local fire departments), as well as neighboring forests, to reduce the overall impact of smoke on the communities.
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
Peaks Ranger District (Flagstaff), 928-526-0866
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