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.
February 28, 2011
Pile burns planned for Lake Mary Road tomorrow
Flagstaff, AZ – Pending favorable conditions, fire managers on the Flagstaff District are planning to conduct prescribed pile burns off J. W. Powell Blvd and Lake Mary Road tomorrow. These ten acres of piles are part of the Eastside Project and since they are smaller, piles should be completely consumed well before nightfall. During ignition smoke will be minimal and will drift to the south/southwest. Little to no residual smoke is expected overnight.
All prescribed fire activity is dependent on personnel availability, weather – including ventilation, and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (www.azdeq.gov).
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.
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