Howard Project prescribed burn update for tomorrow
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., April 4, 2018, For Immediate Release —
Fire managers on the Coconino National Forest have decided to burn a 200 acre area immediately south of Mountainaire tomorrow (April 5) to add more defensible space for
this community.
With prescription criteria within the parameters needed for burning in the Mountainaire area, a 200-acre area of land needing
fire treatment immediately south of Pawnee and Bannock Streets (35°04'31.6"N, 111°39'35.0"W) will be lit tomorrow morning sometime after 8 a.m.
Smoke from the burn is predicted to move toward the east and northeast which may
impact local communities such as east Flagstaff and motorists on Lake Mary Road.
Cooling temperatures in the evenings may cause smoke to settle in the Lake Mary areas, Doney Park, Walnut Canyon or drain down other nearby areas.
Prescribed burns are always
dependent upon meeting the prescription, goals, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) approval and weather conditions. If any of these factors are not suitable
it could cause any burn project to be canceled.
The public can view approved prescribed burns on ADEQ’s website at smoke.azdeq.gov. Burns
on the Coconino National Forest begins with the forest’s designator “COF.”
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 2018 pile and prescribed burn)
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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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George F. Jozens
Deputy Public Affairs Officer
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Forest Service
Coconino National Forest, Supervisors Office
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p: 928-527-3412
gjozens@xxxxxxxxx
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1924 S. Thompson St
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
www.fs.fed.us
  
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Caring for the land and serving people
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