prescribed burns

There will be a pair of prescribed burns near Flagstaff this week. Coconino National Forest fire officials say about 650 acres will be burned Tuesday, ten miles southeast of Flagstaff, just southeast of Marshall Lake. It is a one-day burn and smoke is expected to move to the northeast. Smoke may be visible from LakeFull Story

Fire managers on the Verde Ranger District of the Prescott National Forest will conduct grassland burns between today and the end of July. Five burns are planned in the Agua Fria grasslands east of Interstate-17 and south of I-17 and the Highway 169 junction. The goal of the burns is to improve native vegetation conditionsFull Story

Prescribed burns are planned starting today on the Prescott National Forest. Officials say four burns will take place on the Bradshaw Ranger District. Around 120 acres will be treated four miles south of Prescott along Marapai Road, about 556 acres will be burned four miles west of Prescott along Thumb Butte Road, about 459 acresFull Story

A number of prescribed burns are set for next week around Flagstaff. Coconino National Forest fire managers have five fires on tap. Just over 250 acres are set to burn two miles east of the Pine Canyon Golf Course anytime between Monday and Thursday. Nearly 12-hundred acres are set to burn ten miles north ofFull Story

Fire managers are conducting more prescribed burns this week. A 295-acre burn began Tuesday morning just south of Mountainaire. Smoke is expected impact the surrounding area, including Interstate-17 in the Kachina Village area. Smoke is expected to disperse to the south. Fire managers are planning to burn around 700-acres Thursday 13 miles northeast of FlagstaffFull Story

There’s a pair of prescribed burns set for tomorrow in the Coconino National Forest. A two-day burn will start Wednesday near Slate Mountain, around 24 miles northwest of Flagstaff. The project is set to burn nearly 12-hundred acres. Smoke will be seen along Highway 180 in the Kendrick Park area and is expected to moveFull Story

There are more prescribed burns set this week for the Coconino National Forest. However fire managers have cancelled two burns east of Bellemont and north of Kendrick Mountain for now. However, crews are expected to burn 15-hundred acres near Buck Mountain Lookout south of Flagstaff Tuesday. Smoke could drift into nearby canyons. They will alsoFull Story

Thanks to high fire danger later in the week, fire managers on the Coconino National Forest will conduct three prescribed burns today. A 100-acre prescribed burn is set for near Munds Park. Officials say the burn will take place just south of Munds Park, south of Odell Lake sometime after 8 a.m. Smoke from theFull Story

It’s was a smokey morning in Flagstaff Thursday morning and it might be again Friday morning. Wednesday fire managers burned over two-thousand acres on the Horseshoe Slate project. Thursday, fire managers are burning around 15-hundred acres on the Horseshoe Wild Bill project, both are near Kendrick Mountain. Also, wildland fire crews with the Flagstaff FireFull Story

The Flagstaff Fire Department’s wildland fire crew will be busy with prescribed burns over the next two weeks. Four burns are on the schedule and could start at any time. Crews will burn about 100 acres in the area of Rogers Lake about 20 miles southeast of Flagstaff. They will also burn about 25 acresFull Story