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North Zone Fire Managers Begin Planning for 2014 Pile Burn Season FREDONIA, Ariz. – North Zone fire managers are
making preparations to begin pile burning as early as tomorrow on the North Kaibab Ranger District, depending on weather and fuel moisture levels.
The goal of the pile burning is to remove fuels within the forest in order to lessen the potential intensity of a wildfire.
Specifically, fire crews plan to burn 325 acres near the intersection of Forest Service Road (FSR) 271 and FSR 206B,
which is located near Stina Point. Crews also plan to treat 98 acres near the intersection
FSR 22 and FSR 422D, which is located in the general vicinity of the Dry Park Lookout Tower.
All prescribed burning on the Kaibab National Forest is subject to approval by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and appropriate weather conditions. For additional information
on the Smoke Management Division of the ADEQ and to view prescribed burns authorized for any given day, visit
http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/air/smoke/index.html.
For additional information regarding the North Kaibab Ranger District pile burns, contact the North Zone Fuels Specialist, Dave Robinson, at (928) 643-8138. -USFS- This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. |
