Sometimes you just have to go old school. Fire managers on the Coconino NF release a balloon prior to ignitions on the 3Echo prescribed burn Friday to determine the likely path of the smoke.

Adapting to #fire 🔥, requires mitigating smoke. Prescribed burns plan for smoke dispersal to minimize adverse effects to communities. Researchers found that wildfires often produce more smoke pollutants due to uncontrolled burning conditions. Smoke 101: ow.ly/6vXv50R8Ehw

Follow preventative measures when smoke from wildfires or prescribed burns is present. Children, the elderly, and those with heart, lung disease, or asthma should stay indoors during high smoke levels.

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New Start: The Towers Fire was sized up at 10 acres on the Prescott National Forest, Arizona.

Crews and aviation worked the fire that was reported at 2:30 this afternoon.

Crews will work the fire through the night. Forward progress stopped.
#azfire #wildfire 📷: Prescott NF

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Happy National #Cactus Day! 🌵 Our state's diverse plant communities wouldn't be the same without cactus! azstateparks.com/desert-plants#…

*SR 87 REOPENS NORTH OF PAYSON*

SR 87 has reopened between SR 260 and Lake Mary Road following a managed fire related to the Wolf Fire.

A pilot car will guide one direction of traffic at a time on SR 87 between mileposts 287-290 until at least midday Saturday.

Updated precip chances the rest of today thru Sat. Coverage of showers will be a bit higher tomorrow. Any showers will produce little rain with wind gusts up to 40 mph possible. #azwx

Personnel on the #WolfFire include hotshot crews from all over the country. They've been training and preparing for the fire season, and it seems it's here.

All crew members maintain a rigorous training program to prepare for the fire season. During critical training, hotshots…

Fire and road managers have re-opened Clints Well-area roads following a temporary closure due to firing operations on the Wolf Fire, located on the Coconino National Forest’s Mogollon Rim Ranger District.

State Route (SR) 87 has opened in both directions between the SR 260…

With the #rx smoke settling in the Verde Valley, please be sure to stay safe and avoid prolonged exposure!

#IYSM , Prescott NF ❣️🫶❤️

If there's smoke in your area from the ongoing #rxburns happening in Flagstaff, avoid the smoke as much as possible. Wildfire smoke is an inevitable byproduct of both wild and prescribed fire within the region.

Here are ten useful tips for coping with wildfire smoke:…

Dr. Gerard van Belle dan isard Coconino NF Coconino County Emergency Management We can only hope the show will go on, and Mr. Idol will not be dancing by himself.

Reminder: SR 87 is closed between SR 260 and Lake Mary Road as Coconino NF conducts a managed fire. The highway is expected to remain closed until conditions allow for it to be reopened later today.

Details: azdot.gov/news/sr-87-clo…

dan isard Coconino NF Coconino County Emergency Management Thank you for your question, 3Echo is just south of Flagstaff, and we understand from Sedona Fire that it is the cause of smoky skies there this morning.

Weak low pressure brings a chance of light showers & possibly a t-storm to portions of northern AZ this afternoon & again Saturday. Not expecting much in the way of rainfall, but gusty wind could accompany showers. Otherwise, look for mild afternoons & partly cloudy skies. #azwx

SR 87 closure north of Payson on Friday, May 10, due to managed fire

Both directions closing for the day between SR 260 and Lake Mary Road

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