SOUTHWESTERN-NEWS-RELEASE: Coconino National Forest Smoke Information

["Brienne U Magee" <bmagee@xxxxxxxxx>]

The Coconino National Forest has established
this method of notifying you of
planned and current fuels treatment activities on the
forest. For confirmation or for more
information, please visit our "Current
Conditions" page of the Coconino
National Forest web-site. You may click
this link http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/conditions/current-rx.shtml,
or use the "shortcut"
to our main page: www.coconinoforest.us

The Coconino County Health Department provides information about smoke
concerns and offers suggestions for
minimizing smoke impacts to your family
and home at the following website
http://www.coconino.az.gov/health.aspx?id=6564.

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Coconino National Forest Planned Prescribed Fire Activity Planned for June
24 
Fire managers have determined that conditions
have been ideal for fire to benefit the forest landscape.  Pending
continued favorable conditions, crews plan to conduct a prescribed burn
Wednesday. 
Remember that all prescribed fire activity
is dependant on weather, crew availability, and approval from the Arizona
Department of Environmental Quality (www.azdeq.gov).

Fort Valley Project:  300 acres
of broadcast burning located northeast of Hwy 180, E of Snowbowl Road,
and south of Freidlein Prairie Rd. Forecast winds should move smoke to
the northeast, however smoke will likely be noticeable at in the Hwy180
and Baderville areas overnight.  
Ignition is planned to begin around 7am and
should be complete by late morning.  
Legal Location: T22 R7 S20; T22 R7 S18; T22
R6 S13 

Other sources for information: 
Prescribed Fire Hotline at 928-226-4607 
Website, http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/conditions/current-rx.shtml
(contact info for your local ranger stations can also be found on the website).

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