Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management Alturas Field Office will implement a broadcast burn project near Fall River Mills today and Friday, October 12th and 13th, if air quality, weather and availability of personnel and equipment permit.
The Hogback Project, four miles south of the community, is a broadcast burn planned to cover 650 acres.
Smoke will be visible from Fall River Mills, the Burney Basin and from State Route 299, primarily on ignition days. Some smoke may linger for several days after the burn is complete.
The prescribed burn is designed to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire associated with high fuel loading. It will improve firefighter safety and effectiveness in the event of a wildfire.
The burn will also help prevent wildfire damage to natural resources and communities within the Wildland Urban Interface, where homes are near public lands.
