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Pile burns for Wednesday: Woody Ridge and Eastside projects Flagstaff, AZ – Pending favorable conditions tomorrow, January 25, fire managers on the Flagstaff
District are planning to continue pile burning efforts on the Woody Ridge and Eastside projects.
Woody Ridge
Project: 150 acres of piles located approximately 2 miles northwest of the Oak Creek Canyon Vista and 5 miles southwest of Kachina Village, west of Highway 89A off Forest Road 535. Smoke will rise and disperse to the southwest. Some smoke may drift toward
Oak Creek Canyon overnight. Eastside Project: 150 acres of piles located south of Flagstaff,
southwest of Little America and Herold Ranch Road, northeast of Lake Mary Road and the Heckethorn neighborhood. Smoke will disperse to the southwest. Smoke may be noticeable in the Heckethorn and Lake Mary Road areas overnight. All prescribed fire activity is dependent on personnel availability, weather – including winds and ventilation,
and approval from the ADEQ (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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