Pile Burning Planned for
Williams Ranger District
WILLIAMS, Ariz. – Kaibab National Forest fire managers are preparing to burn several slash piles mid-week on the Williams Ranger District west of the Maine Consolidated School in Parks. If conditions are appropriate and Arizona Department of Environmental Quality approves the request, firefighters will ignite approximately one acre of piles early Wednesday morning to allow for maximum smoke dispersal. The project unit is approximately 15 miles east of Williams, north of I-40.
The forecasted weather shows southwest winds and slightly drier conditions for the burn. Personnel will monitor and patrol the piles to prevent fire from spreading into the surrounding vegetation.
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 include improving forest health and reducing fire hazard.
For more information about prescribed fires, 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 Districts
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