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Moonset Pit open Aug. 16

The Kaibab National Forest and Sherwood Forest Estates Fire Department are opening Moonset Pit on Aug. 16.

On open pit dates, area residents can deposit forest debris such as tree limbs and pine needles from their private property at the cinder pit, which is located on National Forest just west of the Parks community off old Route 66.

You can take steps to reduce the risk of wildfire damage to your home. Clearing flammable material away from your home reduces the risk of a wildfire from starting or spreading to your home. It also gives firefighters an area to work in. The use of the pit is a community service provided to help private citizens remove debris and create defensible space around their property.

Sherwood fire personnel and volunteers will staff the pit from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on open pit dates in order to ensure access and prevent disposal of unauthorized materials. Only natural, woody debris from private property can be deposited. Illegal dumping at Moonset Pit has been a major problem.

Pit abuses include dumping items other than natural, woody debris; dumping on days when the pit is not open to the public; dumping outside of the pit when the gate is closed; and, breaking and removing the lock to the pit gate.

Moonset Pit is only open to the public on officially designated days. No garbage, building materials, dimension lumber, or other items are allowed. No dumping outside of the gate is permitted.

Volunteers interested in hosting an open pit day should contact Sherwood Forest Estates fire chief Wayne Marx at (928) 607-3005.


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