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Pile Burning Next Week
on Williams Ranger District
WILLIAMS, Ariz. – Kaibab National Forest fire managers plan to burn slash piles Monday, December 6 on the Williams Ranger District. Approximately 115 acres of piles are available for ignition two miles southeast of Williams near Reneke Knoll.
Burning will occur if adequate moisture falls on the forest this weekend and Arizona Department of Environmental Quality approves the request. The National Weather Service predicts a chance of precipitation Saturday and Sunday. Moist conditions will help prevent fire from spreading into vegetation around the piles.
Managers expect smoke to travel northeast of the project and settle in low-lying areas overnight. Smoke may be visible from Williams, County Road 73, Dogtown Lake and surrounding locations.
Piles are made of stacked tree slash cut during thinning projects. Burning the piles returns important nutrients to the soil, completing fire’s regenerative cycle. The goals of thinning and pile burning are to reduce fire hazard and protect communities.
For more information, please call Punky Moore, Fire Information Officer, 928-635-5653.
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Punky Moore
Fire Information Officer
Kaibab National Forest
Williams/Tusayan Ranger District
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