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.

November 10 Update: Fire managers have
ignited on all three planned projects today. 

November 9, 2009  
      
Tentative prescribed fire plans for November 10

Flagstaff, AZ – Pending favorable conditions, fire managers are planning
prescribed fires on the following projects Tuesday, November 10.  
  
All prescribed fire activity is dependent on personnel availability, weather
– including ventilation conditions, and approval from the Arizona Department
of Environmental Quality (www.azdeq.gov).

Fort Valley Project – up to 190 acres northeast of Hwy 180, 2 miles
east of Snowbowl Road. Smoke should disperse to the northeast. Some residual
smoke may be noticeable in the Ft Valley and Hwy180 areas overnight. 
Anderson Mesa Project – 1000 acres east of Forest Highway 3 (Lake
Mary Rd), just south of Ashurst Lake.  Smoke will disperse to the
northeast. 
East Clear Creek Project – 300 acres between Knoll Lake and Forest
Road 300 (Rim Rd), approximately 16 miles - as the crow flies - southeast
of Clint’s Well.  Smoke will disperse to the north and may briefly
impact the Clear Creek Pines subdivision. 

The public can obtain prescribed fire information via the following:
        Prescribed Fire Hotline: 928-226-4607
        Coconino National Forest Website: www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino
o        Click on the Prescribed Fire Link to the right
of the page 
        Sign-up to receive regular email notifications:
 http://www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription
o        Choose “Southwestern Region”
        Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CoconinoNF_Fire
        Local Ranger Stations: Peaks Ranger District
(Flagstaff), 928-526-0866; Red Rock Ranger District (Sedona) 928-203-2900;
Mogollon Rim Ranger District (Blue Ridge) 928-477-2255

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