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Arizona Forestry Prescribed Burn Smoke Will Affect Air Quality
Sedona AZ – Starting the week of November 15, 2021, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management begins ignitions to 400 acres of the Flagstaff Wildland Urban Interface Observatory Blocks Prescribed Burn. The Flagstaff WUI Observatory Rx Burn is part of a larger scale, 750-acre project, approximately six miles west of Flagstaff, southwest of Observatory Mesa, and south of Interstate 40.
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Arizona Forestry Schedules Mogollon Rim Country Prescribed Burn
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...
Yavapai County Fish Consumption Advisory
Sedona AZ – The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), in association with the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD), is issuing a fish consumption advisory for largemouth bass caught from Horsethief Basin Lake in Yavapai County, and south of the community of Crown King. This advisory is based on recent analysis of fish tissue data that indicate elevated levels of mercury.
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Smoky skies will continue for several days
Sedona AZ (September 18, 2018) – The U.S. Forest Service advises that Coconino National Forest area residents affected by the Platypus and Rhino fires can expect smoky morning skies for a few more days.
– Two lighting-caused fires continue to burn, but burnout operations have been successful and smoke will decrease as the week goes on.
– These fires are burning in extremely steep...
Protect Yourself from Wildfire and Prescribed Burns Smoke
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...
Bellemont AZ Fire Burning Inside Camp Navajo
Sedona AZ (February 6, 2018) – Camp Navajo Fire Department is responding to a fire that was initiated in the southwest corner of Camp Navajo near Volunteer Canyon. The Gate 13 Fire started February 6 during demolition operations and is approximately 830 acres, in an area that precludes active fire suppression and remains within the established containment lines.
Camp Navajo Fire Department and...
Verde Ranger District Prescribed Burn Scheduled
Forest prescribed burn method
Sedona AZ (February 6, 2018) – Fire managers on the Verde Ranger District will begin implementation on the Brushy Prescribed Burn beginning Tuesday, February 6, through Friday, February 9, 2018, pending favorable weather conditions. Fire Managers plan to use aerial ignitions to burn approximately 4,725 acres located 2 miles south and east of the junction of Arizona...
Prescribed Burning Near Ponderosa Park
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...
ADOT to Proceed with South Mountain Freeway
The Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway will be constructed with four lanes in each direction – three general use lanes and one HOV lane.
Sedona AZ (May 19, 2015) – While the Arizona Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration have not yet had an opportunity to review in detail the legal action filed against the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, the agencies are confident...
Pile Burning Planned in the Prescott Basin
Sedona AZ (May 13, 2015) –– Fire managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District are planning to burn fuel break piles Friday, May 15 through Tuesday, May 19, 2015, pending favorable weather conditions in Prescott, Arizona. Specific days to burn will be determined by current and expected weather patterns allowing fire managers to make every effort to minimize smoke impacts to nearby communities.
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