Prescribed Fire Fuels Reduction Burn on Mt. Havalia

Tuolumne, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will conduct a prescribed burn operation on the Mt. Havalia Vegetation Management Project (VMP) in Tuolumne County, adjacent to the community of Tuolumne. Smoke from the project will be visible from Tuolumne and surrounding areas. The goal of the prescribed burn is to maintain the Mt. Havalia Fuel Break along the top of the North Fork Tuolumne River Canyon.

The prescribed burn will commence Wednesday, November 11th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, November 12th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Resources assigned to the burn will include fire engines, hand crews and cooperating agencies.

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