SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Is That a Controlled Burn South of Prescott?

Starting point is 00:00:00 Text to Speech Audio Articles made possible by Cast 11 Talking Glass Media. Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest plan to conduct prescribed fire operations in the Prescott Basin on the Bradshaw Ranger District South of Prescott, Arizona. Ignitions are planned to start Tuesday May 20th through 3.1 depending on weather conditions and resource availability. The Goldwater prescribed burn is located east of Highway 89 and Ponderosa Park Road, west of Schoolhouse Gulch Road, north of Maripai Road, and west of Goldwater Lake. Resources will remain on scene to monitor and patrol in the days following the prescribed burn. Trails in the Bean Peaks area may be temporarily closed during prescribed fire operations for public and firefighter safety. Trails include the following. Green Bean number 0007

Starting point is 00:00:47 Magic Bean number 0.015. Spicy bean number 0.017. Baked bean number 0.15. Beanie baby number 0.8. Mr. Bean number 0.15. Mr. Bean number 0-0-0-019. Rice and beans number 0.018. Limey bean number 0.023.

Starting point is 00:01:12 Jelly bean number 0.025. Ponderosa Trail number 0382. Schoolhouse Gulch Trail number 0.067. View the Goldwater prescribed fire map. Maripai Road and dispersed camping sites in this area may also be temporarily closed during prescribed fire off. operations for public and firefighter safety. A variety of ground and aerial resources are being used to meet the project objectives. Expects smoke impacts to be light to moderate and visible from multiple locations, including Prescott, Prescott Valley, Wilhoite, Chino Valley,

Starting point is 00:01:45 and surrounding area communities. As nighttime temperatures cool, smoke may linger in drainage in valleys. All prescribed fire activity is dependent on the availability of personnel and equipment, weather, fuels, and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, www.Ossdick.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 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. Prescribed fire with low to moderate fire behavior,

Starting point is 00:02:26 can reduce hazardous fuels and increase forest and community resilience. In the wildland urban interface, prescribed fire also help create buffer zones where we have a higher probability of safely stopping future unwanted wildfires. We would like to thank the community for its patience and understanding as we work to treat hazardous fuels and restore resilient landscapes. On days with prescribed fire activity, there will be an information booth established to provide up-to-date prescribed fire information.

Starting point is 00:02:53 Follow us on our social media accounts for times and locations. For fire information, please call the Bradshaw Ranger District at 9-28-4-4-3-80-0 during regular office hours, Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1.30 p.m. and Thursdays 11 colon Uam, 3 p.m. Stay up to date on Prescott National Forest News by checking the Prescott NF website and following us on Facebook and X. Catch up with more local news stories on signalsaz.com. Subscribe and be the F1 RSD 2 No.

SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Is That a Controlled Burn South of Prescott?

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