SOUTHWESTERN-NEWS-RELEASE: Kaibab National Forest Information

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U.S. Forest Service
Kaibab National Forest
800 S. 6^th St.
Williams, AZ 86046
Voice: (928) 635-8200
Email: mailroom_r3_kaibab@xxxxxxxxx
Web: www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab

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News Release

Media Contact: Bob Blasi
(928) 635-5653
bob.blasi@xxxxxxxx

 

78 Acres of Piles on Government Hill to be Burned Wednesday This Week

 

WILLIAMS, Ariz., Feb. 26, 2020 - Kaibab National Forest fire crews on the Williams Ranger District will be igniting 78 acres of hand built slash piles located approximately 2 miles south of Spring Valley on the northwest slope of Government Hill on Wednesday this week.

Precipitation received over the weekend has produced beneficial conditions allowing crews to continue with fuels reduction treatments of this type that occur during the winter months of the year. Smaller units such as this pile burn will generally be short in duration and will generate less smoke with very little risk of spread due to dampened surfaces on the landscape.

 

Smoke is expected to move to the west during the day and may occasionally impact forest road 141 to the north. The burn will be visible to residents in Spring Valley, Pumpkin Center, and Parks including the I-40 corridor to the south, and Route 64 to the west. Ventilation is predicted to be very good with the majority of smoke dispersing by late afternoon leaving only minor impacts by early evening. Air quality will be monitored closely and actions will be taken as necessary to minimize the effects to all adjacent residential areas.

All prescribed burns are subject to approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Members of the public may view approved prescribed burns 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 http://bit.ly/SmokeHealthAwareness

Notifications of upcoming prescribed fire projects are provided regularly by news releases throughout the year and through the following sources:

•          InciWeb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5922/ 

•          Kaibab National Forest Website: www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab

•          Twitter: www.twitter.com/KaibabNF

•          Facebook: www.facebook.com/KaibabNF

•          Fire Information Recorded Hotline: (928) 635-8311

 

 

 

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