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Kaibab NF South Zone Rx Fire
Unit Information
Kaibab National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
800 S 6th St.
Williams, AZ 86046
Incident Contact
Bob Blasi
Phone: 928-635-5653
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As winter weather conditions continue on the Kaibab National Forest, fire managers will continue to seek opportunities to burn piles across both the Tusayan and Williams ranger districts.
Basic Information
| Current as of | |
| Incident Type | Prescribed Fire |
| Date of Origin | Saturday December 01st, 2018 approx. 08:00 AM |
| Location | Various project locations on the Tusayan and Williams Ranger Districts. |
| Incident Commander | Tyler Richwine RXB3T |
| Incident Description | Pile Burns |
| Coordinates | 35.306 latitude, -111.97 longitude |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 12 |
| Size | 114 Acres |
| Fuels Involved | Ponderosa Pine Slash piles |
| Significant Events | Fire managers plan to continue burning piles on the Tusayan and Williams ranger districts of the Kaibab National Forest as conditions allow. Slash piles are the result of forest restoration efforts, and the goal of burning them is to further reduce fuels that could feed high-intensity wildfire. |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Williams Ranger District fire managers plan to burn about 114 acres of piles just west of Wright Hill on Friday this week. Several units are scheduled in the area south of Government Hill in the weeks ahead. Minimal to light smoke impacts are anticipated and should be highly localized based on the small size of the piles. No road or trail closures are expected with the pile burning planned for the Williams Ranger District. |
| Projected Incident Activity | Crews on the Williams Ranger District will be moving to and area north of Parks to continue with pile burning near Government hill beginning Friday this week |
Current Weather
| Weather Concerns | Precipitation |
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