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The attached news release provides a description of the Prescribed Fire Training Exchange and outlines possible areas where participants may be involved with prescribed burning projects. Prior to any specific prescribed burn, we will issue
a news release for that project. This news release is intended to identify possible locations only, as all prescribed burns are dependent on weather and other conditions at the time. Thank you! Jacqueline C. Banks Public Affairs Officer Kaibab National Forest Office: 928-635-8314 Cell: 928-606-7490
Prescribed Fire Training Exchange Coming to Greater Flagstaff Area FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – For the first time, fire managers from 15 agencies and partners are coming together in northern Arizona to learn
and train in prescribed fire through a formal training exchange (TREX). Sponsored by the
Fire
Learning Network (FLN), TREX is a unique opportunity for fire personnel from across the county to learn about prescribed fire, land management, wildland urban
interface, smoke management, and much more. “This is a critical time to share knowledge, restoration tools, products and ideas across regions” said TREX Incident Commander,
Mark Shiery. “Restoring our forests through fire is more timely now than ever before”. This collaborative approach allows sharing of experience and learning across geographies, and improves integrated fire management and conservation practices over time. Other
TREX partners include the Arizona Prescribed Fire Council, the Southwest Fire Science Consortium, the Ecological Restoration Institute, and the Ponderosa Fire Advisory Council. Prescribed fire plans for the greater Flagstaff area TREX include lands from the Kaibab National Forest and Grand Canyon National
Park. TREX fire managers will coordinate with neighboring forests, national parks, fire departments, and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to monitor smoke impacts. For more information on smoke and air quality please visit
www.azdeq.gov
or wildlandfire.az.gov.
Date Planned: Sunday September 28-
Saturday October 4, 2014 Location: Kaibab National Forest
and Grand Canyon National Park Size: Various Landscape/Fuels:
Ponderosa Pine Fire Behavior:
Low to Moderate Intensity Get fire activity updates and maps 24 hours-a-day: Fire Information Line: 928-635-8311 (USFS) or 928-638-7819 (NPS) Inciweb:
inciweb.nwcg.gov Twitter: @KaibabNF (USFS) or @GrandCanyonNPS (NPS)
Map of all prescribed fire units that
may be burned through the TREX
from September 28, 2014 to October 4, 2014. 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. |
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