SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Wondering Why There Is Smoke Over Prescott Skies This Week?

Episode Date: October 31, 2025

Send us a text and chime in!Fire Managers on the Chino Valley Ranger District plan to conduct a prescribed fire, in the Yolo Ranch area in the northwest part of the Prescott National Forest, Chino Valley Ranger District. If weather and fuel conditions are favorable, tentative plans are to begin the prescribed fire on October 28 and continue through October 31. The intent of the prescribed burn is to treat 2,296 acres in the Ponderosa Pine fuel type. Expect smoke to be light and visible from multiple locations, including Prescott, Chino Valley, Paulden, and areas near I-40 and Seligman. As nighttime temperatures cool, smoke may linger... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/wondering-why-there-is-smoke-over-prescott-skies-this-week/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 Chino Valley Ranger District plan to conduct a prescribed fire in the Yolo Ranch area in the northwest part of the Prescott National Forest, Chino Valley Ranger District. If weather and fuel conditions are favorable, tentative plans are to begin the prescribed fire on October 28th and continue through October 31st. The intent of the prescribed burn is to treat 2,296 acres in the Ponderosa pine fuel type. Expect smoke to be light and visible from multiple locations, including Prescott, Chino Valley, Paldon, and areas near I-40 and Seligman. As nighttime temperatures cool, smoke may linger in drainage and valleys.

In the interest of safety when driving, slow down and turn on your headlights when you encounter smoke on the road, obey all traffic signs, and use caution when traveling in the vicinity of prescribed burns as firefighters and fire-related traffic will be in the area. No roads and or trails will be closed during the prescribed burn. 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.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 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 can reduce hazardous fuels and increase forest and community resilience. In the wildland urban interface, prescribed fire reduces 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 and restore resilient landscapes. For fire information, Please call the Bradshaw Ranger District at 9-28-443-80-800 during regular office hours.

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