Fire managers on the Kaibab National Forest are well into the 2021 fall and 2022 spring prescribed fire burning season that began in October of this year. Prescribed fires will be occurring at multiple locations on the north zone and south zone of the Kabab National Forest. The Grand Canyon National Park will also be conducting prescribed burns over the next few months on both the north and south rims.Beginning Friday December 3, crews will use hand ignitions to burn a 64-acre unit on the Reed RX Project / Upper Ten X, and then continue with a series of blocks the following week. The intent is to burn smaller blocks early in the day to allow time for smoke to lift and ventilate away reducing smoke impacts to rural areas nearby. Managers try to schedule units for treatment every few days leaving openings between burns to assist with managing air quality and allow for good smoke dispersion.     

15,000-acre prescribed burn planned for Pleasant Valley Ranger District Tonto National Forest fire specialists will be conducting a 15,000-acre broadcast burn on the Pleasant Valley Ranger District starting Tuesday, Nov. 30 through Monday, Dec. 6, 2021.Fire crews on the ground assisted by a helicopter, will be conducting the large broadcast burn north of Pleasant Valley and south of the Naeglin Rim, along the 512 and 128 Roads and to the east of the Pleasant Valley Airport. Residents and visitors to the area can expect to see and smell moderate-to-heavy amounts of smoke during the seven-day prescribed burn operation.During the day, smoke will impact the 512 Road, the OW Ranch, Forest Lakes, Canyon Creek Fish Hatchery and Pleasant Valley. In the evening hours, smoke will impact the 512 Road and Pleasant Valley, as smoke will likely move down Cherry Creek.To minimize the impact of smoke, fire personnel will terminate ignitions by 3 p.m. and signs will be posted on roads that are likely...