PRESCRIBED FIRE UPDATE FOR THE VERDE RANGER DISTRICT

FIRE MANAGERS ON THE PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST WERE SUCCESSFUL IN TREATING THREE AREAS ON THE VERDE RANGER DISTRICT LAST WEEK.

FIRE PERSONNEL TREATED 250 ACRES ON THE SPRINGS BURN AND 690 ACRES ON THE STRAWBERRY BURN, BOTH LOCATED ON MINGUS MOUNTAIN NEAR THE JUNCTION OF FOREST SERVICE ROAD 132/105 AND MINGUS SPRINGS RANCH; AND 100 ACRES ON THE CRATER BURN LOCATED NEAR POWELL SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, SOUTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF CHERRY.

AS CREWS CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND SECURE THE BURN UNITS, THEY NOTICED VISIBLE LIGHT SMOKE ON THE SPRING BURN AS INTERIOR POCKETS OF FUELS CONTINUE TO SMOLDER. RESOURCES WILL REMAIN ON SCENE MONITORING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND WEEKEND IF NECESSARY.

SMOKE MAY BE VISIBLE FROM PRESCOTT VALLEY, PRESCOTT AND CHINO VALLEY AND LINGER IN DRAINAGES AND VALLEYS OVERNIGHT.