Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [166.3.1.136] Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_74D5762C69174243BAED9F56495CF6AE01A5224C001FSN2MPN10150_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_74D5762C69174243BAED9F56495CF6AE01A5224C001FSN2MPN10150_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Pete prescribed burn update: Smoke is very visible north of the peaks. Burning is going well and crews a= re continuing ignitions. Smoke may impact north Highway 89 overnight. Thank you for helping to spread the word. Brienne Magee Public Affairs Specialist Flagstaff Ranger District 5075 N Hwy 89 Flagstaff AZ 86004 Desk: 928.527.8290 Cell: 928.310.6035 bmagee@xxxxxxxxx From: Magee, Brienne Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 1:19 PM To: USDA-FS-NEWS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: SOUTHWESTERN-NEWS-RELEASE: Coconino National Forest Smoke Informat= ion Prescribed burn north of San Francisco Peaks planned for Wednesday Flagstaff, AZ - No prescribed fire activity occurred in the Flagstaff area = today; Crews on the Mogollon Rim district conducted more pile burns south o= f Blue Ridge and Hwy 87. Mogollon Rim District fire managers are planning t= o continue those efforts tomorrow, Wednesday November 30. In addition, fire= managers in Flagstaff are planning to conduct a prescribed burn north of t= he San Francisco Peaks tomorrow. Pete Project: 300 acres located north of Flagstaff and the San Francisco Pe= aks. Crews will be burning along boundaries, reinforcing them in preparatio= n for large prescribed burns in the future. This effort is referred to as "= black-lining." Ignition should be complete by 3:00 p.m. Smoke will be visi= ble from Flagstaff and will disperse to the north and northeast. Some resid= ual smoke will likely be noticeable around Highway 89 overnight. Miscellaneous Piles (Mogollon Rim Ranger District): 20 acres of slash piles= located approximately 7 miles south of the Blue Ridge Ranger station. Smok= e will disperse to the south. Prescribed fire activity is dependent on personnel availability, weather - = including winds and ventilation, and approval from the Arizona Department o= f Environmental Quality (www.azdeq.gov<http://www.azdeq.gov>). Fire managers make every effort to minimize smoke impacts to the communitie= s while continuing to address the critical need to reduce the risk of sever= e wildfires around those communities. Tactics to keep smoke impacts as mini= mal as possible include cancelling burns when conditions aren't favorable, = finding alternative uses for the debris in slash piles, timing ignitions to= allow the majority of smoke time to disperse prior to settling overnight, = and burning larger sections at a time when conditions are favorable to redu= ce the overall number of days smoke is in the area. In addition, the Coconino National Forest coordinates prescribed fire plans= with the partners of the Ponderosa Fire Advisory Council (which includes l= ocal fire departments), as well as neighboring forests, to reduce the impac= t of smoke on the communities. The public can obtain additional prescribed fire information via the follow= ing: * Prescribed Fire Hotline: 928-226-4607 * Coconino National Forest Website: www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino<http://ww= w.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino> * Click on the Prescribed Fire icon to the right of the page * Sign-up for regular email notifications of planned burns: http://www= .fs.fed.us/news/subscription * Choose "Southwestern Region" * Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CoconinoNF<http://www.twitter.c= om/CoconinoNF> * Local Ranger Stations: Flagstaff Ranger District, 928-526-0866; Red R= ock Ranger District (Sedona) 928-203-2900; Mogollon Rim Ranger District (Bl= ue Ridge) 928-477-2255 ### --_000_74D5762C69174243BAED9F56495CF6AE01A5224C001FSN2MPN10150_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; 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Burning is going well and crews are continuing ignitions.&= nbsp; Smoke may impact north Highway 89 overnight. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thank you for helping to = spread the word. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span><= /p> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Pristina= ;color:black">Brienne Magee<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Pristina= ;color:black">Public Affairs Specialist <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Pristina= ;color:black">Flagstaff Ranger District<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Pristina= ;color:black">5075 N Hwy 89<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Pristina= ;color:black">Flagstaff AZ 86004<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Pristina= ;color:black">Desk: 928.527.8290<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Pristina= ;color:black">Cell: 928.310.6035<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Pristina= ;color:black">bmagee@xxxxxxxxx<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span><= /p> <div> <div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in = 0in 0in"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"= ;Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-s= ize:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Magee, B= rienne <br> <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 29, 2011 1:19 PM<br> <b>To:</b> USDA-FS-NEWS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<br> <b>Subject:</b> SOUTHWESTERN-NEWS-RELEASE: Coconino National Forest Smoke I= nformation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center"><b><spa= n style=3D"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&= quot;">Prescribed burn north of San Francisco Peaks planned for Wednesday<o= :p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center"><b><spa= n style=3D"font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&= quot;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"= ;Arial","sans-serif"">Flagstaff, AZ</span></b><span style=3D= "font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> &#= 8211; No prescribed fire activity occurred in the Flagstaff area today; Cre= ws on the Mogollon Rim district conducted more pile burns south of Blue Ridge and Hw= y 87. Mogollon Rim District fire managers are planning to continue those ef= forts tomorrow, Wednesday November 30. In addition, fire managers in Flagst= aff are planning to conduct a prescribed burn north of the San Francisco Peaks tomorrow. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"= ;Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></= b></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"= ;Arial","sans-serif"">Pete Project:</span></b><span style=3D= "font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> 30= 0 acres located north of Flagstaff and the San Francisco Peaks. Crews will = be burning along boundaries, reinforcing them in preparation for large prescr= ibed burns in the future. This effort is referred to as “black-lining= .” Ignition should be complete by 3:00 p.m. Smoke will be visib= le from Flagstaff and will disperse to the north and northeast. Some residual smoke will likely be noticeable around Highwa= y 89 overnight. <span style=3D"layout-grid-mode:line"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"= ;Arial","sans-serif"">Miscellaneous Piles (Mogollon Rim Rang= er District):</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"A= rial","sans-serif""> 20 acres of slash piles located approxi= mately 7 miles south of the Blue Ridge Ranger station. Smoke will disperse to the= south. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial","sans-serif"">Prescribed fire activity is dependent on = personnel availability, weather – including winds and ventilation, an= d approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (</span><a href=3D"http://www.azdeq.gov"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;f= ont-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.azdeq.gov</span></= a><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-= serif"">).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial","sans-serif"">Fire managers make every effort to minimi= ze smoke impacts to the communities while continuing to address the critica= l need to reduce the risk of severe wildfires around those communities. Tactics to keep smoke impacts as minimal as possible include = cancelling burns when conditions aren’t favorable, finding alternativ= e uses for the debris in slash piles, timing ignitions to allow the majorit= y of smoke time to disperse prior to settling overnight, and burning larger sections at a time when conditions are favor= able to reduce the overall number of days smoke is in the area.<o:p></o:p><= /span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial","sans-serif"">In addition, the Coconino National Forest= coordinates prescribed fire plans with the partners of the Ponderosa Fire = Advisory Council (which includes local fire departments), as well as neighboring forests, to reduce the impact of smoke on the commu= nities. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial","sans-serif"">The public can obtain additional prescrib= ed fire information via the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul style=3D"margin-top:0in" type=3D"disc"> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:non= e"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans= -serif"">Prescribed Fire Hotline: 928-226-4607<o:p></o:p></span></li><= li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none= "><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-= serif"">Coconino National Forest Website: </span><a href=3D"http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino"><span style=3D"font-siz= e:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.fs.fed.u= s/r3/coconino</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"A= rial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span> <ul style=3D"margin-top:0in" type=3D"circle"> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3;text-autospace:non= e"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans= -serif"">Click on the Prescribed Fire icon to the right of the page<o:= p></o:p></span></li></ul> </li><li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;text-autospac= e:none"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","= ;sans-serif"">Sign-up for regular email notifications of planned burns= : </span><a href=3D"http://www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription"><span style=3D"fo= nt-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http:/= /www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;= font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span> <ul style=3D"margin-top:0in" type=3D"circle"> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3;text-autospace:non= e"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans= -serif"">Choose “Southwestern Region”<o:p></o:p></span></l= i></ul> </li><li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;text-autospac= e:none"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","= ;sans-serif"">Follow us on Twitter: </span><a href=3D"http://www.twitter.com/CoconinoNF"><span style=3D"font-si= ze:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.twitter= .com/CoconinoNF</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"= ;Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-list:l1 level1 = lfo3;text-autospace:none"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"= ;Arial","sans-serif"">Local Ranger Stations: Flagstaff Range= r District, 928-526-0866; Red Rock Ranger District (Sedona) 928-203-2900; M= ogollon Rim Ranger District (Blue Ridge) 928-477-2255<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center"><span s= tyle=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&quo= t;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center"><span s= tyle=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif&quo= t;">###<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ar= ial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_74D5762C69174243BAED9F56495CF6AE01A5224C001FSN2MPN10150_-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To receive official Forest Service information by e-mail, please subscribe by visiting http://www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription/ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please visit http://www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription If you wish to make changes to an existing account, please visit http://www.fs.fed.us/news/changes.shtml