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Prescribed Fire

Coconino National Forest

Prescribed fire projects usually commence during the months of March and April. If you want to sign up to receive news releases about prescribed fire and other projects on Coconino National Forest, please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/news/coconino/news-events and click on the blue "Sign Up!" icon in the right column.

Pile burns are an important part of forest restoration projects planned in accordance with the Forest Service’s 10-year Wildfire Crisis Strategy.

Pile burns work alongside both prescribed fire and mechanical thinning to remove fuels such as woody debris and logging scraps from the forest floor during times of opportune weather.

Fire managers make every effort to effectively plan and execute burn plans at times when weather allows for smoke impacts to be minimized and transport up and over communities.

For more information about prescribed burns and why wildfire is a necessary part of this ecosystem, please visit our website at coconinonationalforest.us.

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