AZKNF Kaibab NF Winter Pile Burns 2025 North Kaibab Ranger District

Last updated: 2025-01-27

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The type of incident is Prescribed Fire and involves the following unit(s) Kaibab National Forest.

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State: Arizona

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Coordinates:

Latitude: 36° 32 47 Longitude: 112° 13 31

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NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations.

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Incident Overview: Fire managers on the Kaibab National Forest will be conducting prescribed pile burns throughout the 2025 winter season as conditions safely allow. Winter is often the ideal time for crews to burn piles of slash and woody debris left over from forest thinning projects because colder temperatures and snow help moderate fire behavior and keep it from spreading beyond the piles. Approximately 1,000 acres on the North Kaibab Ranger District are slated for burning this season. Notifications of ignitions on planned project areas will be communicated through the Forest website Alert & Closures page and through social media on X and Facebook.Forest visitors are asked to avoid active hot areas and are reminded to use caution and drive with heightened awareness when in the vicinity of any prescribed fire project.All prescribed fires on the forest are subject to approval by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Daily approved prescribed fires and other information about their Smoke Management Program can be found on the ADEQ Air Quality Division website.