The Ashland Forest Resiliency has a controlled burn planned south of Talent Avenue off S. Belmont Road on Thursday, February 12th. The controlled burn will be visible from Talent Avenue, Highway 99 and Interstate 5. There could be some smoke south of Talent Avenue near Belmont Road. Crews with Lomakatsi Restoration Project will be on site managing the controlled burn and monitoring smoke. The Ashland Forest Resiliency thanks the community for continued patience as we remove excess fuels to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire for our drinking water, community and wildlife habitats.

Free Air Purifier Program for Qualified Applicants 
Smokewise Ashland has a limited supply of air purifiers available and is currently accepting applications for persons who are sensitive to smoke. If members of your household are under the age of 15, over 65 or have pre-existing heart or lung, asthma or COPD we encourage you to apply by midnight on February 21st. 

Potential Smoke Impact 

• This is a lower elevation burn with some smoke possible in Talent near S. Belmont Road, Talent Avenue and Rapp Road. 
• Smoke could be visible from parts of Talent and from Interstate 5.
• Find health precautions for smoke on Smokewise Ashland.

1. Areas highlighted in red are active controlled burns
2. Those highlighted in yellow were recently burned and being monitored
3. Blue areas are planned controlled burns  
4. Green represents completed burns

• For burn day notifications, text the word "WATERSHED" in the message line to 888777 as the recipient. You will get an auto-confirmation text when you sign-up. 
• AFR Facebook
• smokewiseashland.org​
• See controlled burn on the watershed camera
• Burn locations can be accessed through an online map
• Download the app: Nixle Phone Application through Everbridge​