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    US Forest Service, USDA

    Coconino NF Fire Activity Update

    July 30, 2011No Comments
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    Fires Safely Perform Natural Role in Forest

    07302011Fire DistFlagstaff, AZ (July 30, 2011) – Recent weather has provided Fire Managers on the Coconino

    National Forest with opportunities to manage several wildfires for their

    ecological benefits. The Bolt, Rocky, Sandrock, and Scout fires were

    started by lightning from the recent storms. The location of these fires

    and the moisture that came with the storms have provided ideal conditions

    for the fires to burn at an intensity where they can safely perform their

    natural role in the forest.

    Ecosystems in the southwest evolved with fire, and depend on the role of

    fire in the system to remain healthy. These fires clean up the understory

    of the forest, consuming downed logs, branches, pine needles, old stumps

    while reducing fuel loads and lowering the chances of high-severity

    wildfire under drier conditions. Fire also returns nutrient-rich ash to

    the soil, promoting the regeneration of native grasses and forbs in the

    understory, which improves wildlife habitat.

    However, with all fire comes smoke. “Smoke impacts to local communities is

    something we consider very seriously in our management of wildfires,” says

    Russell Copp, Forest Fire Management Officer. “Some level of smoke is

    inevitable, but we will continue to mitigate impacts as much as possible.

    We’d much prefer smoke from these lower intensity fires than that of

    uncontrolled wildfire.”

     

     

    Fire managers monitor weather conditions and use strategies to minimize

    smoke impacts as much as possible. Slowing fire’s progression on days when

    ventilation conditions are poor and conducting operations earlier in the

    day when smoke dispersal is best are two examples to help reduce the amount

    of smoke that settles into valleys overnight.

     

     

    These fires may burn for several weeks, but are primarily dependent on the

    amount of precipitation received. Fire managers are continually assessing

    fire behavior and smoke impacts altering their management strategies when

    necessary to minimize smoke.

     

     

    There are no road closures due to these fires at this time, but travelers

    need to be aware of the presence of smoke, fire crews and equipment.

     

     

    Bolt Fire

    Over the last few days there has been minimal activity on the Bolt Fire due

    to rain, but nighttime smoke has been following canyons and drainages into

    the Munds Park and Sedona areas. The fire has reached the boundaries that

    fire mangers established initially; it will continue to smolder within the

    interior as it runs its course. Ventilation conditions today are dispersing

    the majority of smoke away from communities, but the Munds Park and Sedona

    residents should expect to notice a considerable amount of smoke again

    tonight and tomorrow morning. Over the next several days, activity and

    smoke will greatly diminish.

    Behavior: Isolated smoldering of logs. Fire activity is expected to

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    continue to decline.

    Start Date: July 11, 2011

    Location: Approximately 6 miles northeast of Munds Park, off Forest Road

    132A

    Size: 1,650 acres

     

     

    Rocky Fire

    Smoke is expected to funnel into the Verde Valley in the evenings and early

    morning hours. This fire is being managed by the Red Rock Ranger District.

    Behavior: Light. Burning in the ponderosa pine understory. No torching of

    trees has been observed.

    Start Date: July 18, 2011

    Location: Off Stoneman lake Road, near Rocky Gulch

    Size: 36 acres

     

     

     

    Sandrock Fire

    Smoke will funnel into Calf Pen Canyon and the Fossil Springs Wilderness

    during the evening and early morning hours. No smoke from this fire is

    expected to impact the Blue Ridge area. This fire is being managed by

    Mogollon Rim Ranger District.

    Behavior: Light. Burning in the ponderosa pine understory. No torching of

    trees has been observed.

    Start Date: July 21, 2011

    Location: off Highway 260, near Twenty-Nine Mile Lake

    Size: 150 acres

     

     

     

    Scout Fire

    Light smoke is expected to impact the Blue Ridge area in the early morning

    hours. This fire is being managed by the Mogollon Rim Ranger District

    Behavior: Light. Burning in the ponderosa pine understory. No torching of

    trees has been observed.

    Start Date: July 21, 2011

    Location: Near Forest Road 141H and Forest Road 320

    Size: 50 acres

     

     

    To learn more about fire and smoke activity on the Coconino National

    Forest, visit www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino or contact your local ranger

    station.

    Mogollon Rim Ranger Station (Blue Ridge): 928-477-2255

    Red Rock Ranger Station (Sedona): 928-203-7500

    Flagstaff Ranger Station: 928-526-0866

     

     

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