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FIRE ADVISORY
Kaibab National Forest
Website:
www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/KaibabNF
Inciweb:
inciweb.nwcg.gov
For Immediate Release: October 24, 2014 Contact: Mark Thibodeau, 928-635-5600
Prescribed Fires Continue
to Restore
the
Landscape
Williams,
AZ
–
With the
primary
objective of
protecting
the Williams,
AZ watershed, fire
managers will
continue
prescribed
burning operations
south of Bill
Williams Mountain
in the
Twin
project areas,
during
the week of
October
26, 2014. This on-going
effort to
remove accumulated
hazardous fuels is
part of the
multi-
dimensional
process of accelerated
forest
restoration taking place
over
time. The
Twin project
areas are located
on the
southern base of
Bill Williams Mountain
immediately
north of FR
122, also
known as
the Twin
Springs Road. The
planned project
area is approximately
620 acres and
smoke impacts are
expected
to be light to
moderate.
Smoke
may be
visible from
Williams,
AZ and
surrounding
communities,
Interstate 40,
State
Route 89 and County
Road 73. All
prescribed
fire
activity is
dependent on regional
Forest
Service approval,
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 http://wildfire.az.gov
.
Get fire
activity
updates 24
hours-a-day:
Fire
Information
Line at 928-635-8311
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Attachment:
WRD_Rx_Twin_2014_1024.pdf
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