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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. Click here for an Overview Map of all the prescribed burn projects planned during Fall 2024 (20MB).
PROJECTS PLANNED FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 14:
UBC 2 (Upper Beaver Creek) Project
- Dates: Oct. 16-17.
- Location: 16 miles southeast of Munds Park, near Stoneman Lake.
- Size: 500 acres.
- Type of burn: Initial entry, broadcast burn. Initial entry burns mean fire has not been on the landscape any time recently, which results in a buildup of forest fuels such as pinecones, pine needles, dead and down trees, etc. This will result in thicker smoke when compared to a maintenance burn due to the density of forest fuels being burned. Broadcast burning means firefighters will spread the fire across the landscape using drip torches, effectively 'broadcasting' the fire with low intensity across the landscape.
- Smoke impacts: Possible impacts to Lake Mary Road, Stoneman Lake area, Verde Valley, and Interstate 17. Expect a southwest wind during the day and smoke to travel down drainage to Verde Valley overnight.
- Why: This prescribed burn will reduce hazardous fuels such as downed trees and decaying plant matter in the project area. It will also return fire to a fire-adapted ecosystem.
- Notes: There are no closures anticipated with this project.
| Current as of | Tue, 10/15/2024 - 13:54 |
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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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