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Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this release. Thank you! Respectfully, David Hercher/Public Affairs Specialist USDA – Forest Service, Kaibab National Forest, R3, NKRD Fredonia, AZ 86022 Office: 928-643-8110 Mobile: 928-522-4660 Fax: 928-643-8105 Email: davidjhercher@xxxxxxxxx “We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors; We Borrow It from Our Children” -Author Unknown
North Zone Fall Prescribed Burning Begins
FREDONIA, Ariz. –
Pending favorable weather conditions, North Zone fire managers will implement a prescribed fire treatment in the Jacob Ryan South project area tomorrow at the Groupsite Unit, which is 471 acres
in size. The Groupsite Unit is located within the North Kaibab Ranger District (NKRD) and is bordered by Highway 89A on the north, Forest Service Road (FSR) 205 on the east, FSR 634 on the south and Highway AZ 67 on the west. The prescribed burn will
be continuously monitored by Forest Service firefighters to control spread. During the planning stages of any prescribed fire, fire managers carefully develop a prescribed fire burn plan and implement the prescribed fire treatment only when environmental conditions are ideal to assuring
firefighter and visitor safety and only upon approval of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. “These treatments are necessary to
reduce hazardous fuels accumulation in the forest and
protect the community from the threat of future large fires,”
said North Zone Fuels Specialist Dave Robinson. “We understand that smoke created while we accomplish this may impact people
in the Jacob Lake vicinity, and we do our best to keep the public informed of our plans and activities, particularly those who may have sensitivities to smoke.”
Objectives specific to this season’s prescribed treatments include improving the defensible space in the Wildland/Urban Interface within the NKRD developed areas, expediting the development
of northern goshawk habitat, increasing landscape resilience to wildfire, insects and disease, returning fire to a fire-adapted ecosystem, improving forest health and sustainability and enhancing public safety. Visitors are cautioned that they may see fire personnel and fire vehicles in the vicinity when any prescribed fire is being implemented, and are reminded to drive slowly, turn on headlights,
and avoid stopping in areas where fire personnel are working. For more information on smoke and air quality, please visit
www.azdeq.gov or
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