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Attached is today's North Zone Interagency Prescribed Fire update regarding plans for future pile burning across the North Kaibab Ranger District and the North Rim of Grand Canyon National
Park. Thank you!
Pile burn activity continues near North Rim, Jacob Lake, DeMotte campground
Fredonia, Ariz., Feb. 16, 2018 – For Immediate Release. North Zone fire managers plan to continue pile burning activity
in the vicinity of the North Rim Developed Area, which consists of two, 16-acre units of hand piles. Pending favorable weather conditions, ignitions could begin as early as next week. As a reminder, the North Rim and Arizona Highway 67 are closed for the season
and will re-open this spring. Within the last three weeks, crews have accomplished an estimated 1,000 acres of mixed mechanical and hand pile prescribed burning in the vicinity of Jacob Lake and DeMotte. All three locations
will remain a priority as conditions allow. As a reminder, all prescribed fire activity is dependent on the availability of personnel and equipment, weather and fuel conditions, including winds, temperature, humidity,
vegetation moisture and ventilation conditions for dispersal of smoke. 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
http://www.azdeq.gov/programs/air-quality-programs/smoke-management.
In the interest of safety, visitors are reminded to always use caution when traveling in the vicinity of prescribed fires, as firefighters, fire-related traffic, and smoke
may all be present. Although no significant smoke impacts are expected, visitors should always be cautious when driving in the vicinity of emergency vehicles operating in the area. As the prescribed burn season continues through the spring, information about the North Zone Interagency Fire Management Program’s operations will be made available through
the following resources:
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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 website:
www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab
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Grand Canyon National Park website:
https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/management/fire_info.htm
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1650-1_d3_North Zone Pile Burns_2018_0216.pdf
Description: 1650-1_d3_North Zone Pile Burns_2018_0216.pdf
