Fire Managers on the Chino Valley Ranger District plan to take advantage of favorable conditions and conduct prescribed fire operations throughout multiple locations to treat the Chino Landscape project area (see attached). Ignitions are planned to start Thursday October 12, 2023, continue through the following week. Resources plan to us a variety of ground and aerial ignition methods, ignition locations will vary day to day as fire crews plan to move from each burn unit (see below) as weather conditions allow. Fire managers expect smoke impacts to be light and visible from multiple locations including Chino Valley, Paulden, Prescott and surrounding area communities. As nighttime temperatures cool, smoke may linger in drainages and valleys.
- Gravers Rx- 4050 acres
- Southfork Rx- 2325 acres
- Limestone RX- 839 acres
In the interest of safety, forest visitors are reminded to obey all traffic signs and use caution when traveling in the vicinity of the prescribed burn as firefighters and fire-related traffic will be in the area.
Prescribed fires are one of the most effective tools available to resource managers for restoring fire-adapted ecosystems. These burns will mimic natural fires by reducing hazardous fuels accumulations, and reintroduce fire into a fire dependent ecosystem, recycling nutrients and increasing habitat diversity. Prescribed fires are managed with firefighter and public safety as the priority.
All prescribed fire activity is dependent on the availability of personnel and equipment, weather, fuels, and conditions that minimize smoke impacts as much as possible, and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (www.azdeq.gov).
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For fire information please call (928) 925-1111; or stay up to date on Prescott National Forest news by checking the Prescott NF website and following us on Facebook and Twitter.
