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Marin County, CA Fire Department
Wednesday October 18th, 2023 :: 12:12 p.m. PDT

Advisory

MCFD Alert: Prescribed fire on Mt. Tam today. Visible smoke expected. Incendio controlado hoy en la área de Mt. Tam, Humo visible

A prescribed fire is underway near Rock Spring in the Mount Tamalpais Watershed, which sits between Stinson Beach and Mill Valley.

Community members up to several miles away may see or smell smoke from the planned burn throughout the day but are encouraged to refrain from calling 911 to report smoke emanating from the up to 11-acre burn zone. The planned operation is being conducted by Marin County Fire Department, in coordination with Marin Water, which manages the Mt. Tam Watershed.

Trails in the immediate vicinity of the planned burn area will remain closed throughout the operation. Prescribed fires are designed to reduce overgrown vegetation and lessen the risk of catastrophic wildfire on the watershed.

Learn more at https://www.marincounty.org/main/county-press-releases/press-releases/2023/fire-prescribed-burn-mt-tam-101823

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Se está realizando un incendio controlado cerca de Rock Spring en Mount Tamalpais Watershed, que está entre Stinson Beach y Mill Valley.

Los miembros de la comunidad, hasta varias millas de distancia podrían ver u oler el humo del fuego prescrito durante todo el día. Se les pide no llamar al 911 para reportar el humo dentro de la zona de operación, que tiene un máximo de 11 acres. La operación, que ha sido cuidadosamente planificada, está dirigida por el Departamento de Bomberos del Condado de Marin, en coordinación con Marin Water, la agencia que gestiona la cuenca hidrográfica de Mt. Tam.

Senderos (caminos) ubicados en el área del incendio controlado estarán cerrados a los peatones y ciclistas durante la operación. El incendio controlado está diseñado para reducir la vegetación excesiva y disminuir el riesgo de incendios forestales catastróficos en la cuenca.

Obtenga más información en https://www.marincounty.org/main/county-press-releases/press-releases/2023/fire-prescribed-burn-mt-tam-101823

Current Marin status & incidents: https://emergency.marincounty.org/

Address/Location
Marin County, CA Fire Department
33 Castle Rock Ave
Woodacre, CA 94973

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 415-473-7191

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