IF YOU SEE SMOKE NORTHWEST OF PRESCOTT, DO NOT BE ALARMED.

FIRE MANAGERS ON THE PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE MOISTURE RECEIVED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS TO BURN DEBRIS PILES NEAR CAMP WOOD AND CONNELL MOUNTAIN, LOCATED NORTHWEST OF PRESCOTT ON THE CHINO VALLEY RANGER DISTRICT.

IGNITIONS BEGAN ON SATURDAY AND WILL CONTINUE AS CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE. SMOKE IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF THE YOLO RANCH AREA, CAMP WOOD ROAD AND FOREST SERVICE ROAD 9. SMOKE WILL LINGER IN DRAINAGES AND VALLEYS AS NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES COOL.

ALL PRESCRIBED FIRE ACTIVITY IS DEPENDENT ON THE AVAILABILITY OF PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT, WEATHER, FUELS, CONDITIONS THAT MINIMIZE SMOKE IMPACTS AND APPROVAL FROM THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.