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Jul 25, 2023 · The Cerro Pelado fire burned in dry, windy conditions across more than 60 square miles (155 square kilometers) and crept within a few miles of the city of Los Alamos and its companion U.S ...
Oct 6, 2022 · A firefighter puts down a fire line along a forest road near Observatory Mesa in this 2021 file photo. Prescribed burns are an "essential" tool to reduce forest fuels and protect communities from ...
Oct 26, 2023 · Published October 26, 2023 at 2:35 PM MST. Shutterstock. A prescribed burn project northwest of the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff has been postponed due to higher-than-expected humidity levels. Officials with the Coconino National Forest say firing operations are temporarily on hold for the Horseshoe Project, an approximately 13-hundred ...
6 days ago · These efforts align with the Forest Service’s 10-year Wildfire Crisis Strategy which aims to increase prescribed fire and other treatments to improve forest resiliency for generations to come. All prescribed fires are subject to approval by an agency administrator and by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
The Prescribed Fire Strategy A task group of incident management experts at the Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, developed this mobilization strategy for prescribed fire. The strategy specifically addresses prescribed burning on Wildfire Crisis Strategy landscapes and across regional boundaries. The National Prescribed Fire Resource Mobilization Strategy (June 2023)
Aug 12, 2021 · Flagstaff, AZ (5/11/23) – Starting next week, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management begins a week-long prescribed fire project in Coconino County. The 750-acre Observatory RX Burn is located five miles west of Flagstaff, west of the Naval Observatory, and directly south of Interstate 40.
Apr 2, 2024 · Prescribed fires (Rx) are planned wildland fires conducted by state or federal land managers to help improve the health of the local forests and remove debris/vegetation (fuel) to reduce the risk of a large, uncontrolled and catastrophic wildfire. Prescribed fires do not prevent wildfires, but instead change the behavior of an unplanned fire.
