Solano Fire
Location: 20 miles east of Sells, Pima Co., AZ
Specific Location: Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona State Trust Land, and BLM Baboquivari Wilderness Area north of Baboquivari Peak.
Date of Origin: 05/09/2008 at 0639 hrs.
Cause: Human
Situation 05/15/08
Total Personnel 68
Size 2,545 acres
Percent Contained 95%
Estimated Containment Date 05/15/2008 at hrs.
Management responsibility for the Solano Fire passed to the Tohono O’odham Nation at 1800 on 5-14-08.
Planned Actions: patrol and mop-up
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Situation as of 05/14/08
Total Personnel 196
Size 2,177 acres
Percent Contained 90%
Estimated Containment Date 05/15/2008 at hrs.
Demobilization continues this morning, 5-14. The incident will be handed over to local agencies on 5-15.
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Situation as of 05/13/08
Total Personnel: 278
Size: 2,177 acres
Percent Contained: 85%
Significant Events: Completion of all line surrounding fire. Demobilization began this morning at 0800.
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Situation as of 05/12/08
Total Personnel: 293
Size: 2,177 acres
Percent Contained: 40%
Estimated Containment Date: 05/15/2008 at hrs.
Costs to date: $563,000
Fuels: desert brush, juniper
Arizona State Type 2 IMT (Raley) are fighting the fire. Four miles of fireline remain to be built. No structures are threatened at this time. No injuries have been reported.
Red Flag Weather Warning: winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph today.
The sudden jump from 2,177 to 2,545 acres on 05/15 was not because of expansion of the fire, but because previous reports were inaccurate and/or not updated by the reporting authorities.