Tonto National Forest firefighters will begin a two-day, 2,932-acre prescribed fire on the Payson Ranger District beginning Nov. 7.
Named the Hardscrabble prescribed fire, crews will burn timber and grass to reduce surface fuels in the project area located west of Pine, Arizona, and south of Strawberry, Arizona. Officials say that smoke likely will remain in the area through the weekend.
Crews will cease ignitions each day by 3 p.m. to help minimize smoke impacts to surrounding communities.