The following projects have either taken place or are scheduled in the future, weather dependent.

PURPOSE

The purpose of prescribed fires is to restore the forests that are in a fire-adapted ecosystems which need frequent low-intensity fire to remove accumulated smaller fuels and recycle nutrients back into their soils to promote health vegetation and wildlife habitat.

No machine can take its place.

When there is a healthy forest, firefighters and communities in fire prone areas can be reassured it is much safer.

FIRE PROJECTS

  • Mountaire Project:  Scheduled for April 15, 2015. 550 acres.  Along S side of Lake Mary Rd to 1-2 miles E of Pulliam Airport. Smoke visible in Flagstaff.
  • Rocky Project:   Scheduled for April 16 or 17, 2015. 385 acres.  Near Luke Mtn and 7 miles S of Munds Park, East side of I-17.
  • Mormon Lake Project:  Scheduled for April 21, 2015.  1,000 acres.  W of Village of Mormon Lake and N of Forest Rd 219.
  • Upper Beaver Creek Burn #1: Scheduled for April 21 or April 22, 2015, weather permitted.  1,000 acres.  1 mi SW of Stoneman Lk, along NW end of Forest Rd 213.
  • Upper Beaver Creek Burn #2:  Scheduled for April 21 – April 24, 2015. 1,064 acres. Happy Jack area. Located 38 miles S of Flagstaff.

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