SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Planned Burns May Bring Light Smoke to Prescott Area

Episode Date: December 9, 2025

Send us a text and chime in!Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest plan prescribed fire operations, primarily pile burning, in the Prescott Basin on the Bradshaw Ranger District. The hand piles are from recent hazardous fuels reduction and thinning projects. Pending all required approvals, ignitions could begin as early as Monday, Dec. 8, and continue through January 2026 as conditions remain favorable. Recent rainfall has created favorable conditions for pile burning in several areas across the forest. Smoke impacts are expected to be light and visible from Prescott, Prescott Valley, Wilhoit, Chino Valley, Dewey-Humboldt and surrounding areas. As nighttime temperatures cool, smoke may linger in... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/planned-burns-may-bring-light-smoke-to-prescott-area/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 prescribed fire operations, primarily pile burning, in the Prescott Basin on the Bradshaw Ranger District. The handpiles are from recent hazardous fuels reduction in thinning projects. Pending all required approvals, ignitions could begin as early as Monday, December 8th, and continue through January 2026 as conditions remain favorable. Recent rainfall has created favorable conditions for pile burning in several areas across the forest. Smoke impacts are expected to be light and visible from Prescott, Prescott Valley, Wilhoite, Chino Valley, Dewey Humboldt and surrounding areas.

As nighttime temperatures cool, smoke may linger in drainagees and valleys. More information about air quality is available at fire.airnau.gov. The Prescott National Forest Land Management Strategy emphasizes long-term forest health and reducing forest fuel. Prescribed fire with low to moderate fire behavior can reduce hazardous fuels and increase forest and community resilience. In the wildland urban interface, prescribed fire reduces wildfire risk by creating buffer zones where firefighters have a higher probability of stopping unwanted wildfires. All prescribed fire activity depends on personnel and equipment availability, weather, fuels and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality,

osdick.gov. Forest visitors are reminded to obey traffic signs and use. caution near prescribed burns, where firefighters and fire-related traffic will be present. For more information, please contact the Bradshaw Ranger District at 9-28-4-4-3-8-0. Stay up to date on Prescott National Forest News by checking the Prescott NF website and following us on Facebook. Catch up with more local news stories on Signalsaz.com. Subscribe and be the F-1R-SD-2-No.