Date: September 18, 2009
KAIBAB CONTINUES WITH PRESCRIBED BURN PLANS
Tusayan Ranger District Continues Prescribed Burn Projects
TUSAYAN, Ariz - As a continuation of our prescribed fire program, personnel are preparing to implement the Ten X Prescribed Burn Project on the Tusayan Ranger District next week. If environmental factors are favorable and Arizona Department of Environmental Quality endorses the request, burning on the Ten X Project, four miles southeast of Tusayan, will begin.
The burn unit is located between Forest Roads 302 and 303 just north of the Ten X Ranch and covers approximately 2,800 acres. The site is bounded by previously burned areas on the west, north and east. More than half of the project area was previously burned in the 2004 Transfer Fire.
The project will be implemented over a period of days or weeks depending on fuels and weather conditions. The Ten X burn will be visible from Tusayan, Highway 64, Grand Canyon National Park and Forest Road 302.
Officials will burn on days when favorable winds are forecasted to minimize impacts to the community, Grand Canyon National Park Airport and outlying areas. Ignitions will be completed as early as possible in the afternoon to allow for maximum smoke dispersal. Smoke impacts to the surrounding area should be short-term in nature.
We understand that smoke created while we accomplish our prescribed burning projects impacts people in our community. We appreciate your tolerance to some smoke now in order to reduce future occurrence of severe wildfires.
In order to keep the public apprised of the implementation of our prescribed fire projects, maps, photos and information will be posted on the Inciweb at http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1878/ (http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1878/ )
For more information, please contact Punky Moore (928-635-5653).
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