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Overview map of the Coconino National Forest 2024 Fall Prescribed Burn Projects
Prescribed burn projects usually commence during the early spring and fall months in northern Arizona. The public can get informed about upcoming prescribed burn projects and forest happenings by signing up to receive news releases in their email. The user just needs to provide their email address and select the “General public and local residents” list on the page before clicking “Sign Up.”
The following include any prescribed burn projects planned for the week across the Coconino National Forest. All projects are dependent upon weather conditions, so some of the projects might be cancelled at the last minute after testing weather conditions the day of the burn. Click here for an Overview Map of all the prescribed burn projects planned during Fall 2024 (20MB).
THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PRESCRIBED BURN PROJECTS PLANNED FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 18.
However, there is still smoldering and smoke present from burning piles along Snowbowl Road, which are located about 3 miles up Snowbowl Road (approx. 7.5 miles northwest of Flagstaff). Smoke from these pile burns is expected to increase in the next few days as the piles consume and creep together, which will likely impact areas such as Fort Valley and Baderville through Friday and possibly Saturday. Resources and personnel will be out through the end of the week along the roadways in the area of the pile burn.
| Current as of | Tue, 11/19/2024 - 12:21 |
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| Incident Type | Prescribed Fire |
| Incident Commander | Coconino National Forest |
| Incident Description | Prescribed burns are important part of forest restoration projects planned in accordance with the Forest Service’s 10-year Wildfire Crisis Strategy. Prescribed burns and mechanical thinning work together to remove fuels such as woody debris and logging scraps from the forest floor during times of opportune weather. Fire managers make every effort to effectively plan and execute burn plans at times when weather allows for smoke impacts to be minimized and transport up and over communities. If you have a complaint about the smoke impacts you are experiencing from any of the prescribed burn projects and would like to talk to a member of Fire Management Leadership, please call our hotline at 928-226-4608 and leave your message with your name and number and someone will return your call as soon as they are able. For more information about prescribed burns and why wildfire is a necessary part of this ecosystem, please visit our website at coconinonationalforest.us. |
| Coordinates |
35° 11' 8.9'' Latitude
-111° 40' 26
'' Longitude
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