Sonora, CA…Firefighters with the Stanislaus National Forest’s Groveland Ranger District will look to begin understory burning on the China Ridge Units as soon as the first week of November, continuing through the end of the month.
The China Ridge Burn units are located adjacent to the Groveland Ranger District Office and following China Ridge south to Greeley Hill Road approximately four miles northeast of Greeley Hill. Most of the underburn is adjacent Smith Station Rd, Greeley Hill Rd and Forest Service Road 2S05.
Prescribed burning is an effective, cost-efficient method of reducing flammable forest fuels, improving firefighting capabilities, and reducing the impacts of large, uncontrolled damaging wildland fires.
What does this mean for you?
- During prescribed burns, smoke may settle in low-lying areas overnight and in the early morning hours.
- To learn more about wildfire smoke, please visit the Stanislaus National Forest’s Smoke Ready Page
- All residents are encouraged to close doors and windows at night to avoid smoke impacts.
- If available, use a portable air cleaner. Air cleaners work best running with doors and windows closed. You can also create a DIY air cleaner.
- If you have a central air system, use it to filter air. Use high-efficiency filters if possible.
- When driving in smoky areas, drivers should slow down, turn on headlights and turn air to recirculating.
- If you have heart or lung disease, asthma, or other chronic conditions, pay attention to how you feel and if symptoms of heart or lung disease worsen, consider contacting your health care professional.
- Visit When Smoke is in the Air for more smoke preparedness resources.
Weather conditions are evaluated regularly, up to hours before a burn begins. If conditions warrant, scheduled prescribed fire activities may be canceled.
For more information, contact Stanislaus National Forest Public Affairs Officer, Benjamin Cossel at benjamin.cossel@usda.gov.
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