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Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest's Bradshaw Ranger District are planning to begin ignitions Wednesday on debris piles in and near the Prescott Basin.
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Fire officials on the Prescott National Forest are conducting a series of debris pile burns Monday.
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Officials on the Prescott National Forest plan multiple prescribed burns on Bradshaw and Verde ranger districts in the coming weeks.
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Prescott National Forest officials said weather conditions caused extensive damage and washed-out multiple roadways, making them unsafe for low-clearance vehicles or completely impassable.
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Grant applications are being accepted by the National Forest’s Coconino Resource Advisory Committee for forest health and restoration projects. Improvement projects are mainly done on federal lands within Coconino County, including the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests and sections of the Prescott and Apache-Sitgreaves Forests.
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Prescott National Forest officials will lift all fire restrictions Friday at 8 a.m. because of increased monsoon moisture.
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Multiple public agencies have implemented heightened fire bans across the region as hot and dry weather drives an uptick in wildfire danger.
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A burned area emergency response team has completed a soil burn severity map for the Crooks Fire that burned about 9,400 acres south of Prescott.
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Stage two fire restrictions are set to go into effect across the Coconino, Kaibab, Prescott and Apache-Sitgreaves national forests along with the City of Flagstaff as warmer, windy weather creates increased wildfire danger.
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All remaining evacuation orders will be lifted Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. for the Crooks Fire burning south of Prescott in the Bradshaw Mountains.