Fire Information
You can now follow our Coconino Fire-Related information on
Recent Fire Links
Lost Eden - September 2008
Yeager Fire - September 2008
Black Fire - August 2008
Vail Fire - August 2008
Lee Fire - September 2007
Wildland Fire Use - Update July 17, 2007
Bargaman Wildland Fire Use - July 2007
MONKEY FIRE started Sunday, May 13, 2007 at about 1 p.m. southwest of Upper Lake Mary
Brins Fire - Started June 18, 2006 - 1:30 p.m.
All the current information and links for the Brins Fire are now on one page.
Brins - BAER - Burned Area Emergency Response Team Website
Information concerning the Oak Creek Task Force, a private residential organization in Oak Creek is available on their website. Photos of the Brins Fire and notice of public meetings are also available on this site.
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Mormon Lake Hotshots
...were established in 1976. We are based in Flagstaff AZ. Our station is on the Mormon Lake Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest. Visit our WEBSITE.
The Mormon Lake Engines are based out of the Mormon Lake Ranger District on the Coconino National Forest, in Flagstaff, Arizona. Mormon Lake RD staffs one type 3 engine, two type 6 engines, one type 2 water tender, one type 2 dozer, one 5 person fuels crew and one type 1 IHC.
Visit our WEBSITE. |
Ponderosa Fire Advisory Council (PFAC) fire drill photos now available here.
Founded in 1936, Fire Management Today has served the wildland fire community for more than 60 years as a clearinghouse for new techniques, technologies, and ideas. It has provided a forum open to anyone with anything useful to share with other wildland fire professional. In the process, the journal has not only facilitated information exchange, but also helped build a common history and culture in the wildland fire community.
For current fire information in the southwest, please CLICK on the Southwest Area Coordination Center logo to visit their website:
E-mail notification of coming Rx Fire
If you would like to be notified in advance via e-mail of our scheduled
prescribed fires, please CLICK
HERE, enter your name and e-mail address and put a check mark
in the block for "Southwestern Region - Coconino National Forest
Smoke Information", then click "Send Now".
Spring and early summer bring high temperatures and strong, drying
winds to the Coconino National Forest. Rain is rare, days are hot
and fire conditions often become "Very High" or even "Extreme."
Wildfires are frequent during these conditions and can become true
disasters, destroying valuable forest resources and endangering
firefighters and nearby residences. Frequently, during this time
of the year, forest visitors are required to observe various restrictions
and closures which are designed to reduce
the likelihood of wildfires.
A
dry winter creates dangerous fire conditions for spring and summer.
View photographs of the Pumpkin Fire
of May 2000, north of Flagstaff, and the Springer
Fire of May 2002.
Here are some interesting "time-lapse" movies of the
Leroux fire from the webcam (each is about 800k) curtsey of the
Rocky Mountain Research Station: June11_01.avi,
June12_01.avi, June13_01.avi.
Smoking and Campfire Restrictions: When these restrictions
are implemented, smoking is allowed only in developed campgrounds and
picnic areas or within enclosed vehicles. Campfires and charcoal fires
are permitted only in developed campgrounds and picnic areas. The use
of gas or propane stoves is still permitted throughout the forest.
Powersaw Restrictions:
Sometimes referred to as "Hootowl Restrictions," these restrictions
require that saws NOT be used from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Red Flag Alert: A Red Flag Alert is issued when severe
fire weather, such as low humidity accompanied by strong winds and numerous
dry lightning storms, is predicted by the National Weather Service.
During these periods, which are usually only one to three days in duration,
various fire prevention measures may be implemented. Campfires may be
allowed in designated developed campgrounds and picnic areas but prohibited
in others, as well as throughout the rest of the forest. Powersaws may
not be used during a Red Flag Alert.
Closures: This level of Alert means that no public
entry is permitted within a certain area of the forest unless authorized
by special permit issued by the Coconino National Forest.
Area Closures: Specific areas of the forest are
closed when the risk of a wildfire starting and causing extensive
damage in that area is extreme.
Forest Closures: When severe fire conditions exist
and numerous large fires throughout the southwest stretch firefighting
resources to the limit, the entire Coconino National Forest may
be closed. This happens rarely, but when it does exceptions for
entry are made only on a case-by-case basis.
For information on fire restrictions on the Coconino call
928-527-3600.
For information on fire restrictions on any National Forest or any
National Park or National Monument in Arizona or New Mexico call
toll free: 877-864-6985.
To learn more about Fire Management visit the Forest
Service Fire and Aviation Management web site. This site has a wealth
of information about fire as well as current reports regarding fire
danger.
Visit the National
Fire Plan website, a cooperative, long-term effort of the USDA
Forest Service, Department of the Interior, and the National Association
of State Foresters. As you visit this site, you will see how the
federal government and state partners are managing impacts of wildland
fire to our Nation's communities.
For Current Fire information, please see the Southwest
Area Coordination Center website. |