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North Zone Fire Managers Plan For Pile Burn Near Stina Point FREDONIA, Ariz. – With the onset of winter weather, North Zone fire managers are transitioning from large-scale broadcast
burning operations to smaller-sized slash pile burning operations at multiple locations throughout the North Kaibab Ranger District. Pending favorable weather and fuel moisture conditions, crews will return to Stina Point and continue the pile-burn treatments
as early as Monday. The piles consist primarily of small diameter tree trunks, small branches, twigs and needles. The goal of the pile burning is to remove fuels within the forest, lessening potential future wildland fire events while simultaneously improving
soils. Forest users and the public should be aware that smoke may be visible from certain areas of the forest; however, smoke impacts to the community are expected to be minimal.
Over the last 12 weeks, North Zone fire managers successfully treated several thousand acres with prescribed fire. 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 regarding the North Kaibab Ranger District pile burns, contact the North Zone Fuels Specialist, Dave Robinson, at (928) 643-8138. 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
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