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STF Rx Burn Update – Evening June 20, 2023
2023 - Strawberry Prescribed Burn, Summit Ranger District, Stanislaus National Forest, 2023 - Dry Meadow Prescribed Burn, Summit Ranger District, Stanislaus National Forest, 2023 - South Fork Prescribed Burn, Summit Ranger District, Stanislaus National Forest, 2023 - Experimental Forest, Stanislaus National Forest
Publication Type: Announcement 06/21/2023
This is a brief operational update on the Stanislaus National Forest Prescribed Fire Projects for the evening of June 20, 2023.
Burning was completed on approximately 300 acres on the Stanislaus National Forest Rx Burn Projects today. In the Strawberry Rx Burn Project, unit CL4 was completed. In the Dry Meadow Rx Burn Project, units DM81, DM77 and DM 74 were completed.
Weather conditions look to be similar with favorable prescribed burning conditions tomorrow. Temperatures will be up 3-6 degrees, with similar winds and humidity levels to today.
Fire managers are looking to work primarily in the Strawberry Rx Burn Project Area, and are considering units S07, S08, WS4 and WS5. There will be a soft closure of Old Crabtree Road from 108 to the intersection of 4N26 and 4N11. This closure will only take place while there is active burning close to Old Crabtree Road.
There are a total of 420 firefighters working on these Rx Project areas. To date, a total of 3,067 acres of prescribed burning has occurred in this area of the forest.