Prescribed fire planned south of Bowie

Contributed Photo/Courtesy BLM

Piles of brush, cut to reduce wildfire risk and improve ecosystem health, will be burned 

Contributed Article/Courtesy BLM

SAFFORD– The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Safford Field Office and Gila District Fire Management Office will conduct a single-day prescribed fire near the Nine Mile Ranch headquarters on BLM-managed public land located seven miles south of Bowie.  

The Nine Mile prescribed fire will cover approximately one acre of piled slash and debris, cut as part of fuel-break maintenance to reduce wildfire risk. The plan is to burn this area in mid-February through early March, although the exact day will depend on appropriate weather and fuel conditions.  

Fire crews will monitor the burned area during and after all prescribed burns. Prescribed burn information will be available at the Safford Field Office on the day of the burn. For more information, contact Public Affairs Specialist June Lowery at 520-258-7223.