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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 October 25, 2013
Tentative prescribed burn plans for the week of Oct 28
Flagstaff, AZ – Fire managers are planning the following prescribed burns near Flagstaff and Blue Ridge for next week. As always, plans are tentative and dependent on weather – including winds and ventilation – and approval from the Az Department of Environmental Quality (www.azdeq.gov).
Eastside Project: Heckethorn – Planned for Monday, 105 acres located south of Flagstaff and Little America, northeast of Lake Mary Road, behind the Heckethorn neighborhood. Smoke is expected to rise 1500 ft and disperse to the northeast. Smoke may be noticeable in the southern and eastern areas of Flagstaff as well as Lake Mary Road and I-40.
Eastside Project: Elden Lookout Road – Planned for Tuesday, 125 acres on Elden Lookout Road, just north of Flagstaff. This burn is within the Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project, the partnership effort between the USFS, City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, and State of Arizona to reduce the risk of severe fire and flooding in the Rio De Flag and Lake Mary Watersheds. Visit www.flagstaffwatershedprotection.org to learn more about the various aspects of this unique project.
Ft Valley Project – Planned for Wednesday/Thursday, 400 acres located north east of Hwy 180, approximately 8 miles northwest of Flagstaff.
Pete Project – Alternate project if the forecast storm system creates weather and ventilation conditions not suitable for burning adjacent to town. 1,000 acres located northeast of the San Francisco Peaks.
Victorine Project – Planned for Monday through Thursday, up to 1,500 acres located southeast of Highway 87, east of Blue Ridge Reservoir.
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.
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