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For Immediate Release December 13, 2012
Pile burns near Flagstaff and Blue Ridge planned for Friday
Flagstaff, AZ – Pending the outcome of the approaching winter storm, fire managers on the Flagstaff and Mogollon Rim districts are planning to conduct two pile burn projects tomorrow.
Eastside Piles – 25 acres of piles located south of Flagstaff and Little America Hotel off Herold Ranch Road, as well as off Lake Mary Road behind the Heckethorn neighborhood. Smoke will disperse to the northwest with tomorrow’s winds, and will be noticeable south of town during ignition. The piles are small; they should be completely consumed before nightfall so residual smoke will be minimal.
Mogollon Rim Miscellaneous Piles – 10 acres located on Dane Ridge, southeast of Blue Ridge Reservoir. Smoke will be noticeable to anyone in the immediate vicinity, but otherwise no smoke impacts are expected.
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 our partners in the Ponderosa Fire Advisory Council, 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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