Sedona AZ – Upcoming and favorable weather conditions provide an ideal window for the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management and the Pine-Strawberry Fire District to begin a multi-day, prescribed burn near the communities of Pine-Strawberry. Starting November 15, 2021, DFFM begins ignitions to 100 acres of a 200-acre project at Camp LoMia in Pine. The goal of the burn is to safeguard... 

Sedona AZ – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: When headlines proclaim that CO2 (Carbon Dioxide gas in the atmosphere) must be controlled and subdued to reduce the dangerous warming going on in the Earth, that gets attention. You’ll need to simmer down your hysteria about increasing temperatures on the planet after reading the 5/14/19 USA article stating that CO2 levels... 

Sedona AZ (September 18, 2018) – Wildfire smoke is a mixture of small particles, gases and water vapor. The primary health concern is the small particles. These small particles can cause burning eyes, runny nose, scratchy throat, headaches and illness (i.e., bronchitis). They can also worsen chronic heart and lung disease (i.e., asthma, emphysema and COPD). Many factors play into a person’s... 

Forest prescribed burn method Sedona AZ (July 27, 2016) – Prescott National Forest fire managers plan to continue fuels treatment in the Prescott Basin.  Benefits from these treatment help to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to the wild land urban interface and increase ecosystem and community resilience. The burning will start on Thursday, July 28, 2016, and could continue through Friday, August... 

Sedona AZ (October 8, 2015) –Due to current weather conditions, fire managers were unable to complete any prescribed burning this week. Fire managers are planning to continue treatment on the Bradshaw Ranger District on Wednesday, October 14, through Sunday, October 18, in the Prescott Basin pending favorable weather conditions. Specific days to burn will be determined by the weather over the weekend... 

Forest prescribed burn Sedona AZ (February 26, 2014) – With predicted rain and snow in the forecast, fire managers on the Verde Ranger District are planning to burn Friday, February 28, 2014. If conditions are not favorable on Friday, fire managers may consider burning on Saturday, March 1 and or Sunday, March 2, 2014. Mingus Mountain Piles – Approximately 35 Acres (T15N, R2E,S 34); 4 miles south... 

  National forest prescribed burns scheduled Sedona AZ (January 9, 2014) – Fire managers on the Verde Ranger District are planning piles burns Monday, January 13 through Saturday, January 25, 2014. Depending on weather conditions one or all of the follow projects may occur: Pronghorn Piles – Approximately 100 Acres (T11N, R4E, S16, 17, 18); 2 miles south of Dugas near the Aqua Fria Grasslands East... 

Sedona AZ (October 28, 2013) – The USFS fire management team has cancelled several Coconino National Forest prescribed burns planned for today due to high winds. The burns will proceed this week when conditions permit. Planned burns for this week include: Eastside Project: Heckethorn –105 acres located south of Flagstaff and Little America , northeast of Lake Mary Road, behind the Heckethorn... 

Cononino National Forest and Prescott NF use prescribed burns for fire management Prescott AZ (March 1, 2013) – Prescott National Forest Fire managers are planning to begin the 169 East West Prescribed Fire Project, as early as today, Friday, March 1, 2013, pending favorable weather conditions. Fire managers plan to hand and aerial ignite approximately 2,000 acres beginning Friday and possibly... 

Sedona AZ (February 15, 2013) – Coconino National Forest Supervisor Earl Stewart recently signed the Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on February 6, 2013, for the Clints Well Forest Restoration project. Stewart selected Alternative 2: Proposed Action, authorizing a combination of forest restoration treatments including vegetation thinning, prescribed burning, road...