PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) started a new brush fire fuel reduction project in north Phoenix on Monday.

The reduction is part of efforts to protect Arizona’s residents and critical infrastructure as well as improve the health of the State Trust land, according to the announcement. It is also meant to mitigate wildfire risk.

The project, called Reach 11, is located on 155 acres of State Trust land near the Loop 101 and State Route 51 interchange and Reach 11 Recreation Area.

Details on the brush fire fuel reduction

DFFM said that a majority of the work will be done within and around washes where the vegetation is the densest. Crews will remove invasive species and low hanging tree limb by hand.

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