2/23/24
Smoke will be visible as the City of Prescott conducts a two-day prescribed burn of small slash piles in the Mission Hills area between Wednesday and Friday of next week. The city-owned property lies between Douglas Avenue and Pulliam Drive, just east of Willow Creek Road.
The city’s forestry crew has been removing overgrown vegetation from the site recently to protect critical infrastructure, including water tanks, cell phone towers, and public safety radio communications towers from wildfires. These improvements also help protect homes in the area by reducing vegetation that could act as fuel for a wildland fire. Personnel will burn small slash piles that they were unable to safely remove due to the steep terrain and limited access. Control lines have already been established and hose lines will be placed to support the pile burn through completion.
Personnel will be on-site throughout the operation and conduct overnight monitoring. Smoke may be visible from many locations in Prescott, and drivers on Willow Creek Road should drive with caution. The actual timing of the burns will depend on weather and other factors.