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Good morning, Please see the attached news release and associated map regarding a prescribed burn that will take place near Kendrick Mountain on the Kaibab National Forest over the coming days. Thank you,
Kaibab National Forest to conduct prescribed burn near Kendrick Mountain
Williams, Ariz., Sept. 30, 2015—For Immediate Release. Fire managers with the Kaibab National Forest plan to conduct a series of prescribed burns starting tomorrow and continuing
through Monday near Kendrick Mountain on the Williams Ranger District in order to reduce hazardous fuels and increase ecosystem health and forest resiliency.
About 2,700 acres are scheduled to be treated to the west of the Kendrick Mountain Wilderness boundary and approximately 11 miles north of Parks, Ariz., using a combination of hand and aerial ignition techniques. The area has
been treated with fire in the recent past, so the scheduled prescribed fire is considered a maintenance burn, which should result in less smoke production than a first-entry burn due to lesser accumulations of forest fuels.
Winds are predicted to be from the south southwest, which should push smoke north and east across Kendrick Mountain. Smoke is expected to dissipate quickly but could still be present in the immediate area in the vicinity of Pumpkin
Center. It may also be visible from Highway 180 and from Interstate 40 near Parks, Ariz.
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 on any given day, please visit
http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/air/smoke/index.html.
Kaibab National Forest fire information is also available through the following resources: InciWeb
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4112/; Kaibab National Forest Fire Information Phone Line (928) 635-8311; Text Message – text ‘follow kaibabnf’ to 40404. |
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