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Please see attached advisory regarding various pile burns planned across the Kaibab National Forest. For additional maps, daily updates, and pictures of active burns, please visit http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
Holly Krake, MSEd Fire Information Officer USDA Forest Service Kaibab National Forest- South Zone 742 S. Clover Road Williams, AZ 86046 p. 928-635-5653 f. 928-635-5680
Kaibab National Forest
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab Twitter: www.twitter.com/KaibabNF Inciweb: inciweb.nwcg.gov
For Immediate Release Contact: Holly Krake, 928-635-5653 November 22, 2013
Pile Burns Planned for Week of November 24, 2013
Tusayan, AZ – Fire managers on the Tusayan and North Kaibab Ranger Districts are planning various pile burns for the week of November 24, 2013. All prescribed fire activity is dependent on personnel availability, weather – including winds and ventilation, and approval from the ADEQ www.azdeq.gov. Additional resources regarding smoke and air quality are available at wildfire.az.gov . The goals of thinning and pile burning the related slash include improving forest health and reducing fire hazard on the forest.
Williams Ranger District: No prescribed fire or pile burning planned at this time.
Tusayan Ranger District: Tentative plans starting Monday November 25, 2013 for 117 acres of pile burning along FSR 305 in the general Red Butte area. Very limited smoke impacts are predicted. However, downslope wind may carry some smoke to the southwest along Highway 64.
North Kaibab Ranger District: Tentative plans starting Monday November 25, 2013 for 25-250 acres of pile burning near Timp Point between FSR 271 and FSRs 206/206B. Smoke may settle near Timp and Stina Points. Additional tentative plans for 25-50 acres of pile burning in the Jacob Lake Lodge area near Highways 67 and 89A. Very limited smoke impacts are predicted.
Get fire activity updates 24 hours-a-day:
Fire Information Line at 928-635-8311 Inciweb at inciweb.nwcg.gov
For additional information, please call Holly Krake (USFS), Fire Information Officer, 928-635-5653
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Smoke rises on the North Kaibab Ranger District in early November, 2013 as fire managers work to reduce handpiles. (Holly Krake/USFS)
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