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U.S. Forest Service
News Release
Media Contact: Bob Blasi
Recent Pile Burns Continue Smoldering on Kaibab National Forest
Williams, Ariz., Dec. 18, 2018—For Immediate Release. Kaibab National Forest fire officials are alerting the public that recent prescribed fire activities may be visible at several locations across the Williams and Tusayan Ranger
Districts over the next several days and could possibly linger into the approaching Christmas holiday. Forest visitors may see fire activity from recent pile burning operations that have been occurring over the past two weeks on the Kaibab National Forest. Low intensity surface creeping, smoldering logs, and light smoke in the vicinity of
these project areas will continue to be visible as unseasonable warmer and dryer weather continues into the week ahead. All of these active burns are confined within their containment boundaries, and pose no control problems as they continue to consume debris.
Prescribed fire project areas are being monitored daily by fire personnel to ensure public safety and to continue meeting fuels reduction and forest restoration objectives. As winter weather conditions continue on the Kaibab National Forest, fire managers will look for additional opportunities to treat landscapes whenever appropriate. Additional information will be provided as specific prescribed fire projects
are scheduled in the future. The public can view approved prescribed fires for any given day on the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s website at
smoke.azdeq.gov/.
To learn more about smoke and public health, visit
bit.ly/SmokeHealthAwareness.
Notifications of upcoming prescribed fire projects are provided regularly throughout the year. Additional information can also be obtained through the following sources:
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Kaibab National Forest Website:
www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab
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Twitter:
www.twitter.com/KaibabNF
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Facebook:
www.facebook.com/KaibabNF
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Fire Information Recorded Hotline: 928-635-8311
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InciWeb:
inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5922/
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1650-1_so_SouthZonePileBurning_2018_12_18 FINAL.pdf
Description: 1650-1_so_SouthZonePileBurning_2018_12_18 FINAL.pdf
