10/31/16 2:19 pm
U.S. Forest Service
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests
30 S Chiricahua Drive
Springerville, AZ 85938

Web: www.fs.usda.gov/asnf
Twitter: @A_SNFs

News Release

Black Mesa Ranger District burning 850 acres northwest of Forest Lakes
Heber-Overgaard, AZ –October 31, 2016; —The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests’ Black Mesa Ranger District will be conducting a 850 acre prescribed burn in the Nagel burn unit beginning October 31, weather dependent.
The Nagel Unit’s legal description is: T12N, R13E, Section 2 and T13N R13E, Section 33.
Ignition may last several days, with daily smoke impact anticipated within area drainages. Smoke will be visible northwest of Forest Lakes and also along Forest Roads 34 and 75. In the interest of safety, forest visitors are reminded to use caution when traveling in the vicinity of the prescribed fire burn units as firefighters and fire-related traffic may be in the area.
Prescribed burning provides many benefits and is essential to maintaining healthy forest ecosystems. It provides habitat diversity, recycles plant nutrients into the soil and encourages new growth for a variety of plants used by wildlife and livestock. Prescribed burning of forest ground fuels also reduces the threat of large scale wildfire impacts to private lands. Objectives of this project are to maintain and protect ponderosa pine stands while providing browse for wildlife.
Crews will be on scene from ignition until there is no longer a threat of escape from the project boundaries.
Questions or concerns contact the Black Mesa Ranger District at (928) 535-7300 or by calling 311 or 928-333-3412. Also, check out our website at: www.fs.usda.gov/asnf or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/apachesitgreavesnfs/ or check out Inciweb at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5062/.

10/29/16 7:73 am

TIMBER MESA FIRE and MEDICAL DISTRICT
www.TimberMesaFire.org
3561 E. Deuce of Clubs Show Low, AZ 85901 OFFICE: (928) 537-5100 FAX: (928) 368-5643
10/28/16
For Immediate Release
Fuels Reduction Burn
October 29th & 30th, 2016 Timber Mesa Fire & Medical Dist. (TMFMD) will be conducting a fuels reduction burn on the property located at 1362 W. Rim Rd. Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ. The property is approximately 2 acres in size and the fuels to be burned have been piled in several piles that can be safely burned over the course of the 2 days. This will be a monitored burn by TMFMD crews. This property is located directly south of Hart Lake Road and Richardson Lane on the Rim Road and borders the White Mountain Apache Reservation. (Approximate GPS coordinates -109 58’ 07.61” , 34 06’ 37.81” ) Smoke will most likely be visible in the local area but is projected to only last for the two days scheduled for burning with minimal impact to local area residents. Prescribed burning provides many benefits and is essential to maintaining healthy forest ecosystems. It provides habitat diversity, recycles plant nutrients into the soil and encourages new growth for a variety of plants used by wildlife and livestock. Prescribed burning of forest ground fuels also reduces the threat of large scale wildfire impacts to private lands. Objectives of this project are to clear this property of the fuels from an earlier uncompleted fuels reduction project.
Crews will be on scene from ignition until there is no longer a threat of escape from the project boundaries.
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10/27/16 2:26 PM
Prescribed burns from Fort Apache Indian Reservation will continue over the next few week depending on favorable weather conditions. Approximately 11,500 acres are targeted to be treated by either pile burning or broadcast burning within several burn units on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. Smoke will be visible from Holbrook southward with smoke settling in low lying areas in the mornings. Drivers should pay extra attention while traveling through or adjacent to burn areas particularly along highway 73 from Post Office Canyon to Hon-dah and State Route 260 east of Hon-dah.