Flagstaff Urban Interface South – Campbell Mesa
- Dates: April 14, 2025.
- Location: Flagstaff Ranger District. 7 miles east of Flagstaff adjacent to the neighborhoods of Continental/Country Club
- Size: 503 acres.
- Type of Burn: Broadcast initial entry and maintenance burn. Broadcast burning means firefighters will spread the fire across the landscape using drip torches, effectively “broadcasting” the fire with low intensity across the landscape. Initial entry burns mean it has been an extended amount of time since fire has last been applied to the landscape, which can lead to thicker and darker smoke as larger amounts of forest debris are consumed by fire. Some areas will consist of maintenance burning, which means the area has seen fire recently and smoke impacts from those areas will be lighter. Maintenance burning means fire has moved across that particular landscape within at least the last decade. Maintenance burns are used to “maintain” an area and typically produce less smoke due to the lesser amount of forest fuels present.
- Smoke Impacts: Smoke impacts to Doney park and Cosnino are expected but should be light. Impacts to Interstate 40 is expected at night.
- Why: This prescribed burn will reduce hazardous fuels in the area, creating a fire-resilient ecosystem. By reducing hazardous fuels, such as pine litter and dried needle cast, during times of cooler weather and lower winds, fire managers can create a buffer zone to safeguard east Flagstaff homes and infrastructure from the risk of catastrophic wildfire during peak wildfire season.
- Notes: Some trails of the Campbell Mesa system within the burn area will be closed during the dates of burning.
Horseshoe Maxwell Springs
- Dates: April 14 or 15, 2025.
- Location: Flagstaff Ranger District. 1.5 miles north of Bellemont.
- Size: 840 acres.
- Type of Burn: Broadcast initial entry and maintenance burn.
- Smoke Impacts: Possible smoke impacts to U.S. Highway 180 in and around the Fort Valley area during the day and at night smoke impacts possible to Bellemont and I-40 in the Bellemont area.
- Why: This prescribed burn will reduce hazardous fuels in the area, creating a fire-resilient ecosystem to help protect the communities of Bellemont, Fort Valley, and Flagstaff from catastrophic wildfires.
