Prescribed Fire Update: Jacob Ryan North Basin Unit Rx
Fredonia, Ariz., June 5, 2017 — For Immediate Release. Today fire crews completed ignitions on the Jacob Ryan North prescribed fire Basin Unit tying together the
edge of the unit boundary. No significant smoke impacts were observed last night or today, and approximately 3,764 acres have been treated on this prescribed burn since the large-scale ignitions began on Saturday. “Ignitions on the unit are complete and observed fire behavior is meeting our objectives,” said Burn Boss Dave Robinson. Those objectives included reducing
forest fuels across the unit from 10-to-15 tons-per-acre to approximately 5 tons-per-acre.
Tomorrow fire managers will staff the area as fire behavior and weather conditions warrant. Firefighters would like to remind drivers that emergency traffic will be present in the vicinity of the unit and
smoke from these kind of prescribed fire operations is normal and may continue for several weeks.
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