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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 November 5, 2012
Public Affairs Contacts: Brienne Magee, Flagstaff Ranger District, 928-527-8290 Brady Smith, Coconino National Forest, 928-527-3490 Connie Birkland, Red Rock Ranger District, 928-203-7505
Prescribed Fire planned near Upper Beaver Creek tomorrow
Flagstaff, AZ – At the Woody Ridge project today, crews completed ignition on 160 of the planned 586 acres. Fire managers do not have any plans to burn in the Flagstaff area for the remainder of the week. Pending favorable conditions, crews are planning to burn on the Upper Beaver Creek project near Stoneman Lake tomorrow, Nov 6.
Upper Beaver Creek Project – 400 acres located approximately two miles northwest of Stoneman Lake and two miles east of I-17. Smoke will disperse to the northeast with the forecast winds. This is a maintenance burn, meaning the area has previously been treated with fire; Fuels – and thus smoke production – will be lighter. Fire managers expect little residual smoke overnight. Any residual smoke would drift down Rattlesnake Canyon to I-17 near the Stoneman Lake interchange.
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 canceling approved burns when conditions aren’t favorable, finding alternative uses for the debris in slash piles, timing daytime 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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