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Mingus Mountain Pile Burn Weekend

sedona times / February 26, 2014 / No Comment

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 and east of Mingus Mountain near the Mingus Springs Camp.

All prescribed fires activity is dependent on the availability of personnel and equipment, weather, fuels and conditions that minimize smoke impacts as best as possible, and the approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (www.azdeq.gov).

The public can obtain additional prescribed fire information via the following:

· Prescott NF Fire Information Hotline: (928) 777-5799

· Prescott NF Forest Website: http://www.fs.usda.gov/prescott/

· Local Ranger Stations: Bradshaw Ranger District, (928) 443-8000; Chino Valley Ranger District (928) 777-2200; Verde Ranger District (928) 567-4121.