Forest Service Plans 872-Acre Prescribed Burn

0:00Text-to-speech audio articles made possible on the Cast11.com podcast network by Fane Signature Group. Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest Plan to conduct a 872-acre broadcast burn on the Verdranger District. Ending all required approvals, ignitions could begin as early as Monday, March 23, and continue for several days as conditions remain favorable. Smoke may be visible from Interstate 17 and State Route 169 in the Prescott Valley, Prescott, Cottonwood, Camp Verde, Dewey, and Cherry Areas. Smoke will be heaviest during active ignitions, with some residual smoke possible for several days afterward. For detailed air quality information, visit fire.airnow.gov. The Prescott National Forest Land Management Strategy focuses on long-term forest health and reducing hazardous fuels. Prescribed fire with low to moderate fire behavior helps reduce fuel loads and increase forest and community resilience. In the wildland urban interface, Prescribed fire lowers the risk of wildfire to communities by creating buffer zones where firefighters have a higher probability

1:04of safely stopping future unwanted wildfires. All Prescribed fire activity is dependent on the availability of personnel and equipment, weather, fuels, and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, www.ozdick.gov. Although no closures or restrictions are associated with this burn, visitors are reminded to obey all traffic signs and use caution when traveling near Prescribed fire operations, as firefighters and fire-related traffic will be in the area. Stay up-to-date on Prescott National Forest News by visiting the Prescott NF website and following the forest on Facebook. Catch up with more local news stories on signalsaz.com. Subscribe and be the F1RST-2No.