SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Forest Service Officials Plan Pile Burns: Smoke Warning

Episode Date: November 17, 2025

Send us a text and chime in!Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest plan to conduct pile burns around the Mingus Summit and Potato Patch Campground on the Verde Ranger District. Pending all required approvals, ignitions will occur over approximately 50-60 acres with resources remaining on scene to monitor and patrol in the days following pile burns. Smoke may be visible during the day and areas around 89A and the Mingus Summit area might experience some smoke impacts. As nighttime temperatures cool, smoke may linger in drainages and valleys. Go to fire.airnow.gov to find more detailed information about air quality. All pile burn activity is dependent... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/forest-service-officials-plan-pile-burns-smoke-warning/Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

Text-to-speech audio articles made possible by Cast 11 Talking Glass Media. Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest Plan to conduct pile burns around the Mingus Summit and potato patch campground on the Verde Ranger District. Pending all required approvals, ignitions will occur over approximately 50 to 60 acres with resources remaining on scene to monitor and patrol in the days following pile burns. Smoke may be visible during the day and areas around 89A and the Mingus Summit area might experience some smoke impacts. As nighttime temperatures cool, smoke may linger in drainages and valleys. Go to fire.airnau.gov to find more detailed information about air quality. All pile burn activity is dependent on the availability of personnel and equipment, weather, fuels, and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, www.Ossdic.gov.

In the interest of safety, forest visitors are reminded to obey all traffic signs, temporary road and trail closures, and use caution when traveling in the vicinity of prescribed. pile burns as firefighters and fire-related traffic will be in the area. Prescott National Forest Land Management Strategy is centered on long-term forest health and reducing forest fuels. All projects reduce the risk of wildfire to communities through hazardous fuels reduction which helps create buffer zones where we have a higher probability of safely stopping future unwanted wildfires. We would like to express continued gratitude to the community for its patience and understanding as we work to treat hazardous fuels

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