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U.S. Forest Service
News Release
Media Contact: Bob Blasi
Fuels Reduction Efforts Continue on Tusayan Ranger District
Tusayan, Ariz., Feb 13, 2018—For Immediate Release. Fire Managers on the Tusayan Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest will continue burning slash piles on a 429 acre block this week just west of the Grand Canyon Airport. The return of wet winter weather has enabled crews to resume working where they started last month eliminating woody fuel loads from previous thinning projects southwest of the town of Tusayan. Piles generally consume quickly due to the
arrangement of burnable material above the ground and have little to no spread potential over the dampened surface.
Smoke may be visible for short durations from the Grand Canyon Village, Highway 64 and the community of Tusayan but is expected to dissipate rapidly toward the northeast with very light impacts. Conditions are monitored closely throughout
the day to ensure smoke ventilation is optimal during operations. 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_02_13 Final.pdf
Description: 1650-1_D4_PileBurning_2018_02_13 Final.pdf
