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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 July 31, 2014
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Brienne Magee, 928-527-8290 or 928-310-6035 Bar M Fire activity increases with drier conditions; expected to decrease starting this weekend Flagstaff, Ariz. –
With recent drier conditions, activity on Bar M Fire has increased. Yesterday crews conducted burnout operations to secure the northwestern perimeter, and plan to complete all necessary burnout operations
in the next several days, securing the interior and southern portions of the fire. They expect the fire to grow approximately 1,200 acres by the weekend.
This will be the last of the large burnout operations for this fire. By completing these in earnest over the course of few days, crews will be reducing the long-term duration of the heaviest
smoke. Activity on the Bar M Fire should decrease significantly this weekend and continue to become lighter thereafter.
Smoke will be very noticeable today through Saturday morning, with the majority of it dispersing to the northeast. Overnight, smoke will settle around Long Park and Mormon Lake Village as well
as drift down-canyon toward I-17 and the Verde Valley. Smoke from the Sitgreaves Complex on the Kaibab National Forest near Parks is likely to continue to be noticeable in the Flagstaff, Sedona and Verde Valley communities over the next several
days. Coconino NF fire managers continue to work closely with our neighboring forests, municipal fire departments, and the AZ Department of Environmental Quality to monitor smoke impacts.
Bar M Fire current size: Approximately 5,400 acres.
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