Flagstaff, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2017, For Immediate Release —
Coconino National Forest fire managers have finalized the prescribed burn plan for fall and spring, which will reintroduce fire into the Ponderosa
pine ecosystem at different times throughout the season to help protect and buffer communities from severe wildfires.
Prescribed fires are one of the most effective tools available to resource managers for restoring fire-dependent ecosystems. Each prescribed burn is designed to meet specific objectives
outlined in a “prescription.” These burns will mimic natural fires, reduce hazardous fuels accumulations, reintroduce fire into a fire-dependent system, and recycle nutrients which promotes habitat diversity. Prescribed fires are managed with firefighter and
public safety as the first priority.
The following is a list of prescribed burn projects in each district of the Coconino National Forest with their approximate locations and acres:
The public and media can get quick notification of when a prescribed burn or any other activity is happening on the Coconino National Forest by following us on Twitter
at www.twitter.com/CoconinoNF.
When ignition of a prescribed burn begins, we update our Twitter account so the public can know why
smoke is in the air and where it is coming from.
Notifications of upcoming prescribed
burns are provided
regularly by news releases throughout the season and also by the following online resources:
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Sign up to receive news releases from Coconino NF:
www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription.shtml
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Coconino NF’s Inciweb page:
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/303/
(under Fall 2017 prescribed burns)
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Coconino NF’s Twitter account:
www.twitter.com/CoconinoNF
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Coconino NF public website:
www.coconinonationalforest.us
(Under News and Events)
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Coconino NF’s Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/coconinonf
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For information on possible road closures or road restrictions associated with prescribed
burns, please visit
www.az511.gov.
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