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The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management’s (DFFM) prescribed fire program resumes this week starting with two projects southeast of Flagstaff in Coconino County.
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) proudly announces a nearly $8 million dollar investment into the state with two essential grants. The grants aid in invasive plant eradication and support hazardous fuels reduction work to promote safer communities.
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) proactively treats 9,332 acres in prescribed burn projects since January, and over the spring burn period, thanks to Mother Nature and last year’s significant amount of precipitation. That abundant moisture and cooler than normal temperatures allowed DFFM prescribed fire managers the opportunity to successfully target and treat more acres so far this year as compared to 2022. Last year, fire staff completed approximately 8,000 acres in prescribed burning during the calendar year. The significant increase in the number of acres treated so far this year has helped the agency make substantial progress with its ongoing goals of wildfire risk reduction, community, infrastructure and watershed protection, and forest health improvements.
In the next few weeks, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) begins a six-month fuels project southwest of Flagstaff to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, protect nearby communities, improve forest health, and safeguard watersheds.
Lightning associated with monsoon storms continues to send wildland firefighting resources in all directions picking up new starts across the state, including the approximately 5,000-acre Treadway Fire located within the Black Mountains in Graham County.
