A month-long prescribed fire burn project in Coconino County will kick off Wednesday.
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management is leading the project and plans to treat more than 12,000 acres of state and private land.
The project will consist of three prescribed fires, the largest of which will be a 10,000-acre burn that stretches north of U.S. 180, east of Valle and south of the Kaibab National Forest.
This will be the longest of the burns, with fire managers expecting it to take a minimum of seven days due to its size.
Implementation dates of the project's three phases will depend on weather conditions to ensure firefighter and public safety.
The project is part of a collaboration with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to reduce the risk of wildfires.
These three projects will focus on a reduction of sagebrush and dead vegetation, and buffalo habitat improvement.
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