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.



Tentative Prescribed Fire Plans for the
Week of September 13 

Flagstaff, AZ – Pending favorable
conditions, fire specialists on the Coconino National Forest are tentatively
planning several prescribed fire projects the week of September 10. 

Prescribed fire activity continues to be
dependent on personnel availability, weather – including ventilation conditions,
and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (www.azdeq.gov).
Two lightning-caused fires are currently being managed for resource objectives.
Fire managers will adjust prescribed burn plans according to resources
assigned to, and the smoke produced by, the Ranger and Weir fires. 

For Monday, September 13
        Fort
Valley Project – approximately 140 acres located between Chimney Springs
and Schultz Pass Road, north of Flagstaff. The majority of smoke will disperse
to the northeast with the predicted winds. Residual smoke will likely settle
in Fort Valley, Cheshire and Rio De Flag.  

        East
Clear Creek Project – approximately 730 acres west of Blue Ridge Reservoir,
south of Hwy 87 and Forest Road 751, adjacent to the Ranger Fire. Smoke
will disperse to the north. Residual smoke may impact Clear Creek units
8 and 9.

Tentative projects for the remainder of the
week
        Eastside
Project – Located in East Flagstaff on Campbell Mesa, between I-40 and
Old Walnut Canyon Road.
        Fort
Valley Project
        East
Clear Creek Project


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
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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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