Tuolumne, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will conduct a prescribed burn operation on the Mt. Havalia Vegetation Management Program (VMP) site 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 on June 26 & 27 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Approximately 50 acres will be burned. Resources assigned to the burn will include fire engines, hand crews and cooperating agencies.

The Mt. Havalia VMP project was planned as part of broader strategic efforts to protect the local community and nearby natural resources. These plans are informed by community and local stakeholder input and serve as a collaborative effort with a range of cooperators throughout the course of the project. This project adds to significant work underway throughout the state and brings California one step closer towards meeting or exceeding state fuels reduction goals directed by the California Fire Plan and the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan. To track the progress being made, both in your community and throughout California, please visit the

CAL FIRE fuels reduction dashboard at https://www.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/natural-resource-management/fuels-reduction and help share important preventing and preparedness information with your neighbors at readyforwildfire.org.

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