BLM to conduct prescribed fire at Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area
SAFFORD, Arizona – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Safford Field Office and Gila District Fire Management Program will conduct a one-day prescribed fire at the Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area, pending appropriate weather and seasonal conditions, between May 12 and May 25. The prescribed fire will remove piled slash and debris from approximately one acre of BLM-managed land near the Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area entrance, located approximately 26 miles southeast of Safford.
The slash and debris were piled after vegetation was removed as part of a project to maintain fuel breaks that are designed to protect visitor safety, prevent damage from wildfires to day use recreation sites and help wildland firefighters control any wildfires that may occur in the vicinity.
Fire crews will monitor the burned area during and after all prescribed fire operations. Prescribed fire information will be available the day of the burn at the Safford Field Office. For more information, please contact Dolores Garcia at dagarcia@blm.gov or (602) 417-9241.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.