{"id":284272,"date":"2025-10-07T15:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/284272\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T15:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:50:11","slug":"smoke-rising-in-west-phoenix-as-crews-work-on-prescribed-burn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/284272\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoke rising in west Phoenix as crews work on prescribed burn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 A prescribed burn in west Phoenix is sending thick, white smoke into the air on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The burn operation will help restore vital riparian habitat while serving as a training exercise for Phoenix firefighters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The City of Phoenix and the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) are working together on a prescribed burn at the Tres Rios Wetlands near <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/15h3mfG5d8JE6T3X8\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/15h3mfG5d8JE6T3X8\">91st Avenue and Broadway Road<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Crews are performing a controlled burn at the Tres Rios Wetlands in west Phoenix, causing a...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LLLIEZCAUBE3HNP7V7HLYY57L4.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"548\" \/>Crews are performing a controlled burn at the Tres Rios Wetlands in west Phoenix, causing a large amount of smoke to be seen in the area.(AZFamily)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The prescribed helps eliminate invasive plant species and provides nutrients to the soil, making it an essential management tool for the wetlands. It will also provide Phoenix firefighters with important wildfire training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">91st Avenue will be closed from the 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant North Gate to Baseline Road during the burn. Traffic along Broadway Road will be more congested than usual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The burn operation is expected to last until 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/community\/user-content\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KTVK\/KPHO. 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