BLM prescribed burning planned in the Hualapai Mountains near Pine Lake
KINGMAN, Ariz. – Fire managers from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado River District, in cooperation with Pine Lake Fire District, Mohave County Parks, and Risk and Emergency Management, plan to conduct prescribed burning near the community of Pine Lake; Hualapai Mountain Park; Potato Patch and Getz Peak communication sites; and BLM’s Wild Cow Springs Campground through the end of the year as weather and fuel conditions allow.
Burning may occur multiple times during this time to reduce surface fuel loadings around Potato Patch and Getz Peak communication sites and eliminate piles of vegetation accumulated during thinning treatments and fuel break maintenance in and around Pine Lake, Hualapai Mountain Park, and Wild Cow Springs Campground. The removal of overgrown vegetation helps reduce the threat and spread of wildfires and improves forest health.
To ensure the safety of residents and visitors, BLM fire management personnel will ignite accumulated vegetation when weather conditions are conducive to burning. Area residents and visitors may see some light smoke during burn operations. Smoke emissions will be managed in accordance with Arizona Department of Environmental Quality regulations. Access to the burn areas may be temporarily restricted to provide for public safety.
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