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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel> <atom:link href="http://inciweb.org/feeds/rss/articles/i/1448/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>InciWeb Incident Articles for Oak</title><link>http://inciweb.org/forest/1448/</link><description>Latest articles for Oak Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:38:54 -06:00</pubDate><language>en-us</language><item><title><![CDATA["Oak Wildland Fire Use Update (Oak Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1448/7626/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1448/7626/</guid><description><![CDATA["The Oak Wildland Fire Use (WFU) is located 10 miles south of Williams, AZ and is currently 473 acres. Activity has decreased significantly under a strong monsoonal weather pattern. The fire received measurable precipitation the past two days. Fire managers expect the fire to stay in its current location with little growth until the wet weather system passes and dry conditions return. Wildland fire use management is often a long duration project. While the Oak WFU remains within a predetermined area and achieves specific land management objectives, fire officials will continue to manage it for resource benefits. One of the primary resource benefits the Oak WFU is producing is the reintroduction of fire in a part of the forest that has been without this natural disturbance for too long. The absence of fire activity in large areas across the forest has resulted in heavy, dangerous fuel accumulation. Managing natural fire such as the Oak WFU under favorable low intensity conditions..."]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:19:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Oak Wildland Fire Use Update (Oak Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1448/7598/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1448/7598/</guid><description><![CDATA["The Oak Wildland Fire Use (WFU) is located 10 miles south of Williams, AZ and has grown to 414 acres. It is primarily moving south of Rocky Ridge and along both sides of Forest Road 354.Wildland fire use management is often a long duration project. While the Oak WFU remains within a predetermined area and achieves specific land management objectives, fire officials will continue to manage it for resource benefits. Some of these resource benefits include: reintroducing fire as a natural part of the ecosystem, reducing the size and intensity of future fires in this area and improving forest health. The Oak Fire started July 12 and was initially managed under a confinement strategy. After weeks of evaluation, observation and assessment, fire managers decided to shift the Oak Fire from confinement status to fire use management for resource benefits. This decision is authorized in a pilot program testing proposed modifications to the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy, 2003. The..."]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:25:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Oak Wildland Fire Use Update (Oak Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1448/7558/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1448/7558/</guid><description><![CDATA["The Oak Wildland Fire Use has grown to 150 acres and continues to move west, south and east of Rocky Ridge, 10 miles south of Williams, AZ. The fire was ignited by lightning on July 12 and is being managed for natural resource benefits. Today, personnel assigned to the fire will monitor fire activity and smoke dispersal, take actions to protect aspen stands east of the fire and burn vegetation along Rocky Ridge Road in advance of anticipated fire spread to the north. The Oak Wildland Fire Use is being managed under a pilot program this season testing proposed modifications to the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy, 2003. The proposed changes allow fire managers the opportunity to apply the full range of management options on fires on federal lands, except for those fires caused by humans. The Kaibab National Forest is one of 30 test sites in the program. Under this pilot program, the Oak Fire was initially managed under a confinement strategy. Fire managers decided this week to..."]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:16:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Oak Wildland Fire Use Update (Oak Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1448/7557/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1448/7557/</guid><description><![CDATA["The Oak Wildland Fire Use is located about 10 miles south of Williams and has grown to 76 acres. After weeks of evaluation, observation and assessment, fire managers decided Monday to shift the Oak Fire from confinement status to fire use management for resource benefits. The fire is gradually spreading north of Forest Road 129 and south of Rocky Ridge. The Kaibab National Forest is participating in a pilot program this season testing proposed modifications to the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy, 2003. The proposed modifications allow fire managers the opportunity to apply the full range of management options on fires on federal lands, except for those fires caused by humans. Under this pilot program fire managers can monitor new fire starts. In due course, if it is determined that it is appropriate to allow the fire to burn for resource benefits, officials can decide to manage the incident as wildland fire use. The decision to manage the Oak Fire as wildland fire use was..."]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:15:00 -06:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>