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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 7, 2013
Prescribed burn on Pete Project to continue Friday
Flagstaff, AZ – Crews have finished ignitions on the Pete Project north of the Peaks. Smoke has been noticeable on Hwy 180 near Kendrick Park today, however, the forecast is calling for southwest winds to develop tonight, which will help push the smoke out of the Kendrick Park area and disperse smoke north and northeast.
Pending favorable conditions tomorrow, fire managers are planning to burn 500 acres on the Pete Project, in the same general location just north of the San Francisco Peaks, off Forest Road 418. Southwest winds in tomorrow’s forecast should continue to push smoke to the north and northeast.
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.
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