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Admin Office
Hours are Mon -Thurs.
10 to 4
Closed on County Holidays
We can help you by phone, email
or Curbside Service,
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Admin Office
Hours are Mon -Thurs.
10 to 4
Closed on County Holidays
We can help you by phone, email
or Curbside Service,
To any Citizen that resides in the Vernon Fire District,
The Vernon Fire District Board will be appointing a person to fill an open seat on the Vernon Fire Board. The only requirement is that you reside in the Fire District and have the desire and time to serve. For more information please hit the find out more tab.
********************* PRESCRIBED BURN***********************
Lakeside East Broadcast Burn Area Prescribed Fire 2021
Lakeside, AZ, April 8, 2021— The Lakeside Ranger District will be conducting a 3,418 acre prescribed burn within the Lakeside East Broadcast burn area, south of Vernon beginning April 11, 2021 and continuing thru April 18, 2021, weather dependent.
The units located within the Lakeside East Broadcast burn area are:
Los Burros Unit - 1,744 acres
Pierce Mountain Unit - 912 acres
Reservation Tank Unit - 671 acres.
These units are located about eight miles south of Vernon, along Apache County Road 3140. The burn units are surrounded by Forest Service Roads 96, FSR 9G, FSR 9835 and Apache County Road 3140.
Ignition may last more than one day, with daily smoke impact anticipated within area drainages. Smoke will be visible in the local area, from Arizona State Highway 260, and U.S. Highway 60, in Springerville, Eager, Vernon, McNary, Pinetop-Lakeside and Show Low. In the interest of safety, forest visitors are reminded to obey all traffic signs and use caution when traveling in the vicinity of the prescribed fire burn units as firefighters and fire-related traffic may be in the area.
Prescribed burning provides many benefits and is essential for maintaining healthy forest ecosystems. This area has received some forest thinning within the past three to eight years, this burn continues the needed restoration treatment, providing habitat diversity, recycling plant nutrients into the soil, and encouraging new growth for a variety of plants used by wildlife and livestock. Prescribed burning of forest ground fuels also reduces the negative threat of large-scale wildfire impacts. This prescribed burn is in cooperation with the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
Crews will be on scene from ignition until there is no longer a threat of escape from the project boundaries. Questions or concerns contact the Lakeside Ranger District at 928-368-2100 or visit the ASNFs website at: www.fs.usda.gov/asnf
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We are located at 25 ACR 3142 across the street from the Vernon Library.
Administration Hours are
Monday Thru Thursday 10 AM to 4 PM.
We are closed for all County Holidays.
We will meet with you after hours by appointment only.
Mailing Address is:
PO Box 400
Vernon, AZ. 85940
At Vernon Fire District, we're dedicated to protecting the lives and property of the residents of Vernon.
You can contact me by email at:
chief@vfdmail.org
or call me at 928-537-4895
with your concerns or questions.
Join us in serving our community by volunteering and participating in meetings that affect our lifestyle here in beautiful Vernon, AZ.
A To find helpful resources visit the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/asnf/fire.
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