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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 ForestWebsite: www.fs.usda.gov/kaibabTwitter: www.twitter.com/KaibabNF Inciweb: inciweb.nwcg.gov
For Immediate Release Contact: Holly Krake, 928-635-5653December 2, 2013Pile Burns Planned for Week of December 1, 2013
Williams, AZ – Fire managers on the Williams and North Kaibab Ranger Districts are planning various pile burns for the week of December 1, 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: Tentative plans starting Tuesday December 3, 2013 for 110 acres of pile burning near Holden Lake approximately 2 miles northwest of Williams. Smoke will be highly visible from Williams and I-40, but should have minimal impacts.
Tusayan Ranger District: No prescribed fire or pile burning planned at this time.
North Kaibab Ranger District: Tentative plans starting Tuesday December 3, 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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