The Verde Ranger Fire District will continue its "fuels treatment" Tuesday through Thursday. Ignitions started today on Mingus Mountain for 25 acres which is causing more visible amounts of smoke in the air. Verde Ranger District fire managers plan to continue fuels treatments on Mingus Mountain from Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 16-18, weather conditions permitting. Benefits from these treatments help to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to the wildland urban interface and increase ecosystem and community resilience, a news release states. Mingus Mountain piles are located at the end of Forest Road 104A, approximately 2 miles east of Mingus Summit Day Use.