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Good morning, Attached is this morning’s update on the Boundary Fire. Here are the Media & Public Information Contacts for the Boundary Fire in case you need them: Email: BoundaryFireInfo@xxxxxxxxx Phone: (928) 288-2577 Thank you, Jackie
Fire Managers Methodically Prepare to Use Fire for Resource Benefits
Williams,
Ariz.,
June 7,
2017—For Immediate
Release. While the fire activity picked up on the mid-slope of Kendrick Mountain, fire managers spent yesterday preparing
firelines for future ignition operations that are designed to provide resource benefits to the forest. The
450-acre
Boundary Fire
is currently
burning
on the Flagstaff
Ranger District
of the
Coconino
National Forest but
is
expected to
move onto the
Kaibab
National Forest
side
of the
boundary line
within the
next several days. The prep work is slow and methodical, but fire managers are setting the stage for the measured reintroduction of fire that will benefit the forest by removing
heavy fuel accumulations across Kendrick Mountain. Allowing fire to play its natural role within the ecosystem will provide for long term ecosystem health and integrity of the Kendrick Mountain Wilderness and adjacent forest and range lands. These benefits
will assist in preserving critical wildlife habitat, archaeological sites, wilderness values, ecosystem diversity, range allotments, as well improving ecosystem resiliency.
For
more information,
details and
the specific
objectives for the
Boundary
Fire,
please
visit
inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5209/.
Quick
updates
will also
be
provided via
Twitter
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and @CoconinoNF.
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Name:
Boundary
Fire
Reported:
June 1
Cause: Lightning
Location:
About
17
miles
northwest
of Flagstaff
burning
on Kendrick
Mountain
on the Flagstaff
Ranger District
of
the Coconino
National Forest;
latitude 35̊
25’54.9” longitude
111̊
49’ 53.0”
Size:
450
acres
Fuels:
The
wildfire is burning
in heavy
dead and down trees
and
forest debris
left
from the
Pumpkin Fire
of 2000.
Resources:
Flagstaff
and
Mormon
Lake hotshot
crews, a
10-person fuels
crew, seven
engines,
one dozer,
local
fire
prevention units
and
various support
personnel;
approximately 120
total fire
personnel are
currently
assigned.
Expected
Actions:
Fire
suppression
activities for
today include continuing prepping and
improving
control
line
on all sides of the fire.
The purpose of the work is to protect identified values at risk, including private property and structures at Pumpkin Center, Boys Ranch, Mexican spotted owl Protected Activity Centers, and Pumpkin Center.
Crews
will begin
structure
protection at
Kendrick
Mountain
Lookout and
the historic 1911
cabin
that is at the lookout.
No ignitions
are
planned at
this time, but
there
may be the need
for firing
operations
to remove fuels
near firelines to
protect
structures.
Closures:
A
closure
order is
currently being
established for
the fire
area.
Details regarding
the closure
area will
be provided as
soon as
they are
available.
Smoke
Impacts:
Smoke
will
be
visible from
Flagstaff,
Baderville,
Parks, Williams,
Interstate 40, and
the Grand
Canyon.
Smoke is predicted
to impact
the
communities of Cameron and
Tuba
City
during
the day,
and Spring
Valley,
Pumpkin Center,
Parks and Baderville
during the evening hours. Additional
information
sources,
including
maps,
will be
provided as
soon
as they
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