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Prescribed fire continued on the ground today on the Stanislaus National Forest Rx Burn Projects. On the Strawberry Rx Burn Unit, firing operations were completed on units S04 and S09 today (total 176 acres). Tomorrow, crews will continue to monitor and hold those units burned today as well as recently burned units along Crabtree Road. 

On the Dry Meadow Rx Burn Project, crews monitored and secured lines from recently burned units, including the most recent unit DM48.  Work has begun on the rehabilitation of dozer lines in the project area.  

No additional burning on these large prescribed fire project areas is anticipated. Crews will work to make sure that the units continue to hold as lingering heavy fuels within the units are consumed. This monitoring will also continue on the South Fork Rx Burn Project.   

Early next week, prescribed firing operations are anticipated to begin on the Stanislaus National Forest’s Experimental Forest. These units are smaller than the large project areas, with approximately 15 acres projected to be burned each day.  

Tomorrow’s weather will be slightly warmer and drier. On Sunday, a gradual warming and drying trend will settle in the area.  

Pinecrest is anticipated to have a few hours of medium smoke levels this evening. Further down the Tuolumne River is anticipated to have greater smoke impacts this evening.  

There are a total of 534 firefighters working on these Rx Project areas. To date, a total of 4,168 acres of prescribed burning has occurred in this area of the forest.