SOUTHWESTERN-NEWS-RELEASE: Coconino National Forest Information

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Clarification:

Ventilation conditions in tomorrow’s forecast are not favorable for burning near Flagstaff tomorrow.

 

 

 

Brienne Magee

Public Affairs Specialist

Flagstaff Ranger District, Coconino NF

5075 N Hwy 89

Flagstaff AZ 86004

o: 928-527-8290

bmagee@xxxxxxxxx

 

From: Magee, Brienne U -FS
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 4:08 PM
To: USDA-FS-NEWS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: SOUTHWESTERN-NEWS-RELEASE: Coconino National Forest Information

 

shield_beveled_tspntNEWS RELEASE                    

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

U.S. Forest Service

Coconino National Forest

www.fs.usda.gov/coconino                                       

www.twitter.com/CoconinoNF

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For Immediate Release

October 21, 2013

           

Public Affairs Contacts:

Brienne Magee, Flagstaff Ranger District Public Affairs Specialist, 928-527-8290

Brady Smith, Forest Public Affairs Officer, 928-527-3490

Dean Jones, Deputy Forest Public Affairs Officer, 928-203-7505

 

 

Prescribed burning to continue near Blue Ridge tomorrow

 

Flagstaff, AZ – Crews completed ignition on the Woody Ridge and Victorine projects this afternoon. Tonight, smoke from the Woody Ridge project will be very noticeable on 89A around Ft Tuthill and Forest Highlands.

 

Ventilation conditions in tomorrow’s forecast for burning near Flagstaff tomorrow. Fire Managers plan to continue only on the Victorine Project south of Blue Ridge, and will tentatively plan projects near Flagstaff and Stoneman Lake for later in the week.

 

Victorine Project – 429 acres located approximately 7 miles southeast of Highway 87, east of Blue Ridge Reservoir near the junction of Forest Service Roads 137 and 96. The majority of smoke will disperse away from the Blue Ridge subdivisions.

 

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.

 

Prescribed fire information:

 

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