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| ![]() CLINT WELLS, Ariz., April 2, 2018, For Immediate Release —
Fire managers in the Mogollon Rim Ranger District are planning a prescribed burn starting Wednesday (April 4) to reintroduce fire into the Ponderosa pine ecosystem
near Buck Mountain and the burn will reduce forest fuel accumulation in strategic areas around northern Arizona communities.
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.
The project is planned for 9 a.m. Wednesday through the rest of the week, but are also dependent upon weather and
wind conditions, so all or some of them could be cancelled if conditions are not suitable. UPPER BEAVER CREEK (Buck Mountain area)
When:
Planned ignition will be Wednesday through Friday (April 3 through 6) as weather and conditions allow.
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