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NEWS RELEASE
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture U.S. Forest Service Coconino National Forest www.twitter.com/CoconinoNF www.flickr.com/photos/coconinonationalforest For Immediate Release December 21, 2011
Contact: Brienne Magee Tel: 928-527-8290 Pile burn off Elden Lookout Road planned for Thursday Flagstaff, AZ
– Pending favorable conditions tomorrow, Thursday December 22, fire managers plan
to burn approximately 20 acres of piles north of Flagstaff off Elden Lookout Road. This work is part of the
Eastside Project. Smoke will rise and disperse to the southwest. Light smoke may be noticeable from Highway 180 during ignition but should dissipate quickly. Piles are smaller and will be consumed before nightfall producing little residual smoke. Some
smoke may settle in the area overnight. Prescribed fire activity is dependent on personnel availability, weather – including winds and ventilation,
and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (www.azdeq.gov). Fire managers make every effort to minimize smoke impacts to the communities while continuing to address the critical 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 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 reduce 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 state and local fire departments),
as well as neighboring forests, to reduce the impact of smoke on the communities.
The public can obtain additional prescribed fire information via the following:
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