Beaver Creek Community Calendar

May 31, 2016

 

3 Coconino National Forest
Wildfires Continue to be Managed
Update from Coconino National Forest

Flagstaff, Arizona -   Fire managers with the Coconino National Forest continue to utilize three lightning-caused wildfires to reduce forest fuels, while actively protecting values in the area such as archaeological sites and sensitive habitats.

The Mormon fire is located approximately 6 miles east of Munds Park near Mormon Mountain. This low-intensity wildfire is being managed to achieve multiple benefits and objectives. It will increase in size as time goes on, and firefighters will be conducting burnout operations to facilitate where and how the fire moves through the landscape. Smoke will become more noticeable, but will still be much lighter than that of a severe wildfire. Fire managers will closely monitor smoke impacts to communities.
 
The Pivot Rock fire is located approximately 3.25 miles northeast of the intersections of SR 87 and SR 260, and eight miles northeast of the towns of Pine and Strawberry, on the Mogollon Rim Ranger District. This multiple-objective fire will increase in size as time goes on, and firefighters will be conducting burnout operations to facilitate where and how the fire moves through the landscape. Smoke will become more noticeable, but will still be much lighter than that of a severe wildfire. Fire managers will closely monitor smoke impacts to communities.

The Cowboy Fire is located eight miles south of Flagstaff, immediately east of I-17 near milepost 331. The smoke is visible to motorists on the highway. This multiple-objective fire will increase in size as time goes on, and firefighters will be conducting burnout operations to facilitate where and how the fire moves through the landscape. Smoke will become more noticeable, but will still be much lighter than that of a severe wildfire. Fire managers will closely monitor smoke impacts to communities.


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