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U.S. Forest Service
News Release
Media Contact: Bob Blasi
Pile Burn scheduled Thursday and Friday on Tusayan Ranger District
Tusayan, Ariz., Jan 10, 2018—For Immediate Release. 100 acres of slash piles are scheduled for burning on Thursday and Friday of this week on the Tusayan Ranger District. Crews plan to ignite 50 acres each day and complete this project
by late afternoon on Friday. The unit to be treated is located approximately 1 mile west of the Grand Canyon Airport near Tusayan. This project is a continuation of the removal of hazardous fuels surrounding rural areas and developed communities located within and adjacent to the Kaibab National Forest. Smoke may be visible for short durations from Highway 64 and the community of Tusayan but is expected to ventilate rapidly out to the west with no overnight impacts. Visitors are always reminded to use caution when traveling in the vicinity of prescribed fires, as firefighters, fire-related traffic and smoke may all be present. All prescribed fires are subject to approval by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. For additional information on the Smoke Management Division and to view prescribed burn authorizations for any given day, visit
www.azdeq.gov/programs/air-quality-programs/smoke-management
Notifications of upcoming prescribed fires are provided regularly throughout the year. This information can be found at the following sources:
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Fire Information Recorded Hotline: 928-635-8311
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Twitter:
www.twitter.com/KaibabNF
(Text ‘follow kaibabnf’ to 40404 to receive text messages.)
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Kaibab Facebook:
www.facebook.com/KaibabNF
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Kaibab website “Recent News”:
www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab
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Kaibab South Zone Rx Fire:
inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5160/
TUSAYAN RANGER DISTRICT PILES
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1650-1_D4_PileBurning_2018_01_10 Final.pdf
Description: 1650-1_D4_PileBurning_2018_01_10 Final.pdf
Attachment:
Pile burn PIOMap.pdf
Description: Pile burn PIOMap.pdf
