Wash WFU Fire
Location: ~15 mi SE of Tusayan, Coconino Co. AZ
Specific Location: Kaibab NF, Lat 35° 50´ 33″ Lon 111° 51´ 59″
Date of Origin: 07/22/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 07/29/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 4
Size: 201 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Desired burn area increased to 3,700 acres but rain fell on the fire today.
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Situation as of 07/25/2010 5:40 pm
Personnel: 30
Size: 200 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Desired burn area: 2,700 acres
Completed 1 1/2 miles of burnout along Road 310RC
Juniper WFU Fire
Location: ~18 mi N of Williams, Coconino Co. AZ
Specific Location: Kaibab NF, Lat 35° 25´ 59″ Lon 111° 55´ 59″
Date of Origin: 07/17/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 07/29/2010 3:00 pm
Personnel: 2
Size: 470 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Light rain continues to fall on the fire daily.
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Situation as of 07/22/2010 4:30 pm
Personnel: 12
Size: 440 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Light rain on the fire, growth has stalled
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Situation as of 07/19/2010 9:30 pm
Personnel: 59
Size: 262 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Crews burned out areas along Roads 90 and 101 to the north and east of the fire, creating an effective barrier to rapid fire spread.
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Situation as of 07/18/2010 6:30 pm
Personnel: 10
Size: 11 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Target acres 1,600. Fire being managed for unspecified “resource objectives” in an area of the forest that will be “enhanced by the fire effects.” Roads surround the fire on all four sides and the 2009 Wildhorse Complex is north of the fire. The fire will be managed within an area encompassing approximately 1,600 acres.
Note: no NEPA, no ESA consultations with USFWS, no public involvement.
Mill 2 Fire
Location: ~10 mi SW of Globe, Gila Co., AZ
Specific Location: Pinal Mountains, Tonto NF, Lat 33° 16´ 54″ Lon 110° 51´ 50″
Date of Origin: 07/10/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 07/18/2010 8:40 pm
Personnel: 45
Size: 720 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Structures Threatened: 14 PRIM , 20 OUTB
Costs to Date: $190,000
Moderate activity today with growth to the north and minimal growth to the south. Tomorrow should experience moderate fire growth to the north and possibly southwest.
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Situation as of 07/16/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 45
Size: 625 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Structures Threatened: 14 PRIM , 20 OUTB
Costs to Date: $170,000
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Situation as of 07/15/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 45
Size: 400 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Structures Threatened: 14 PRIM , 20 OUTB
Costs to Date: $130,000
Moderate behavior with active backing fire and occasional torching. Tomorrow should experience moderate fire growth to the north.
Saffron Fire
Location: ~20 mi NW of North Rim Village, Grand Canyon NP, Coconino Co. AZ.
Specific Location: Rainbow Plateau, Lat 36° 19´ 29″ Lon 112° 19´ 2″
Date of Origin: 06/25/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 07/15/2010 4:45 pm
Personnel: 10
Size: 3,131 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: $1,203,000
Blackline operations along Swamp Ridge Road. Added 25 acs today. Change in IC Management to ICT4 Brooks Baker with Mike Hill ICT4 (t) 7/16/2010.
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Situation as of 07/15/2010 4:45 pm
Personnel: 50
Size: 3,106 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: not updated
No explanation for acreage increase.
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Situation as of 07/13/2010 4:45 pm
Personnel: 106
Size: 2,955 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $1,000,025
No explanation for acreage reduction.
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Cottonwood WFU Fire
Location: 6 mi E of Klondyke, Graham Co. AZ
Specific Location: Santa Theresa Mtns, Coronado NF, Lat 32° 52´ 54″ Lon 110° 12´ 4″
Date of Origin: 06/24/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 07/15/2010 5:15 pm
Personnel: 0
Size: 729 acres
Percent Contained: 75%
Costs to Date: $40,000
Now reporting “containment”.
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Situation as of 06/29/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 25
Size: 729 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $27,000
little/no change in size
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Situation as of 06/28/2010 6:30 pm
Personnel: 24
Size: 729 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Maximum Manageable Area: 28,000 acres
Paradise Fire
Location: 16 miles SSE of Alpine, Greenlee Co., AZ
Specific Location: Apache-Sitgreaves NF, Lat 33° 38´ 1″, Lon 109° 14´ 42″
Date of Origin: 06/07/2010
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 06/30/2010 4:30 pm
Personnel: 60
Size: 6,355 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: $3,300,000
Scattered rain showers over the area. Last report until final or significant change.
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Situation as of 06/28/2010 8:00 pm
Personnel: 263
Size: 6,355 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: $3,017,497
Transition to a Type 3 organization will occur at 0600 on 6/29/2010
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Situation as of 06/27/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 339
Size: 6,355 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
Costs to Date: $2,669,301
Scattered rain showers over the area. No change in acreage. Planning to transition to a local Type 3 organization on Tuesday morning.
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Schultz Fire
Location: 5 mi N Flagstaff, Coconino Co. AZ
Specific Location: Schultz Pass area near junction of FR 420/556 Lat 35° 27´ 16″ Lon 111° 37´ 26″
Date of Origin: 06/20/2010
Cause: Human
Situation as of 07/09/2010 4:00 pm
Personnel: 0
Size: 15,075 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $9,290,000
Final 209. Fire within containment lines smoldering and consuming interior fuels. Suppression rehab complete, awaiting BAER work to commence.
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Eagle Rock Fire
Location: 11 mi NE of Williams, Coconino Co. AZ
Specific Location: Humphrey’s Peak, 2 mi W of Spring Valley, Kaibab NF, Lat 35° 20´ 35″ Lon 111° 59´ 7″
Date of Origin: 06/11/2010
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 06/25/2010 8:00 pm
Personnel: 78
Size: 3,420 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $3,700,000
Anticipate transfer back to local unit 6/28/2010
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Situation as of 06/24/2010 8:00 pm
Personnel: 79
Size: 3,420 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $3,487,000 (no update)
Patrol, hold and mop-up. Assess rehab needs.
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Situation as of 06/23/2010 3:00 pm
Personnel: 270
Size: 3,420 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $3,487,000
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Situation as of 06/22/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 319
Size: 3,420 acres
Percent Contained: 80%
Costs to Date: $3,183,000
Transition to Type 3 organization will occur at 1800 tomorrow.
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Horseshoe Fire
Location: 5 mi. S of Portal, Cochise Co. NM
Specific Location: SF Cave Ck., Coronado NF, Lat 31° 49´ 4″, Lon 109° 12´ 9″
Date of Origin: 05/26/2010
Cause: Human
Situation as of 06/29/2010 7:00 pm
Personnel: 14
Size: 3,401 acres
Percent Contained: 95%
Costs to Date: $9,879,000 (no update)
Heavy thunderstorm activity and significant rainfall over the fire area.
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Situation as of 06/28/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 14
Size: 3,401 acres
Percent Contained: 85%
Costs to Date: $9,879,000
Opening South Fork road to public and all campgrounds. Transitioning to Type 3 IC.
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Situation as of 06/27/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 71
Size: 3,386 acres
Percent Contained: 85%
Costs to Date: $9,814,145
Transition to local Type 3 team will occur at noon on 28 June 2010. No fire activity was observed today.
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Twin Fire
Location: 1 mile SW of Williams, Coconino Co., AZ
Specific Location: Kaibab NF, S of I-40 at the base of Bill Williams Mtn., Lat 34° 16´ 01″, Lon 117° 28´ 59″
Date of Origin: 10/02/2009
Cause: Escaped prescribed fire
Situation as of 10/05/2009 4:30 pm
Personnel: 506
Size: 921 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
Costs to Date: $1,728,651
Evacuation lifted. Total acres does not include the 710 acre Twin RX.
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Situation as of 10/05/2009 9:30 am
Personnel: 500
Size: 921 acres
Percent Contained: 20%
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Situation as of 10/04/2009 5:30 pm
Personnel: 465
Size: 921 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
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Situation as of 10/04/2009 2:00 pm
Personnel: 250
Size: 1,000 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
The evacuation order west of 9th Street and south of Sheridan remains in effect.
Type I IMT (Van Bruggen) is managing the fire. Strong SW winds have grounded aircraft today. 20-30 mph SW winds are blowing the fire (and smoke) directly toward the town of Williams.
Fracas Foofurb* Fire
Location: 5 miles S of Jacob Lake, Coconino Co., AZ
Specific Location: Kaibab NF, in the Warm Burn. Lat 36° 38´ 26″, Lon 112° 14´ 46″
Date of Origin: 09/03/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 09/20/2009 7:00 pm
Personnel: 31
Size: 2,339 acres
Percent contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $569,064
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Situation as of 09/15/2009 9:00 pm
Personnel: 51
Size: 200 acres
Percent contained: 40%
The Kaibab NF engendered a major disaster with the Warm Whoofoo Fire in 2007. Now they are back at it, in the same place, doing another Let It Burn fire “for resource benefit.” However, no resources are benefiting, as their post-fire analysis of the Warm Fire documented.
*foofurb: euphemism for “fire used for resource benefit.” However, as is usual with foofurbs, no benefits have been elucidated, no EIS created, no public involvement or hearings held.
Water Wheel Fire
Location: 7 miles NE Payson, Gila Co., AZ
Specific Location: Tonto NF, Lat 34° 20´ 59″ Lon 111° 17´ 8″
Date of Origin: August 30, 2009
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 09/03/2009 5:00 pm
Personnel: 186
Size: 773 acres
Percent contained: 100%
2 handcrews and 2 engines are staying with the type 4 organization. Toby Cook assumed Incident Command at 18:00. The CWZ Team will closeout with Tonto National Forest at 09:00 on 09/04/09.
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Situation as of 09/02/2009 8:00 pm
Personnel: 326
Size: 773 acres
Percent contained: 90%
Transfer incident back to Payson Ranger District @ 1800 on 9/3/09.
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Situation as of 08/31/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 251
Size: 773 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Costs to Date: $400,000
Structures Threatened: 500 PRIM , 200 OUTB
Beaver Valley and Whispering Pines subdivisions evacuated. Road closures in the area include: FR 199 and FR 198, FR 199 and the road to Freedom Acres (FR 1357), FR 64 and FR 199 at Whispering Pines, FR 64 and FR 1190, and FR 64 and FR 198, and FR 64 and FR 233.
The Arizona Central West Zone IMT (Sciacca) assumed management of the fire Aug. 30 at 10 pm.
Wildhorse Foofurb* Complex Fires
Location: 16 miles NE of Williams, Coconino Co., AZ
Specific Location: Kaibab NF, Lat 35° 28´ 2″ Lon 111° 54´ 59″
Date of Origin: 07/21/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/12/2009 2:00 pm
Personnel: 32
Size: 13,457 acres
Percent contained: 0%
The Wild Horse Complex transitioned back to a Type 4 incident under the direction of the Williams Ranger District on Aug. 12.
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Situation as of 08/11/2009 10:30 am
Personnel: 78
Size: 13,049 acres
Percent contained: 0%
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Situation as of 08/09/2009 9:00 am
Personnel: 167
Size: 11,265 acres
Percent contained: 0%
The combined management area for the fires in the complex encompasses about 24,000 acres.
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Situation as of 08/05/2009 noon
Personnel: 186
Size: 8,394 acres
Percent contained: 0%
The Wild Horse Fire and the Red Fire transitioned to management under one organization between the Kaibab and Coconino National Forests on Sunday, Aug. 2. The combined management area for the fires in the complex encompasses about 24,000 acres.
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Situation as of 08/01/2009 7:15 am
Personnel: 68
Size: 1,149 acres
Percent contained: 0%
*foofurb: euphemism for “fire used for resource benefit.” However, as is usual with foofurbs, no benefits have been elucidated, no EIS created, no NEPA process undertaken or envisioned.
Melendrez Pass Fire
Location: 10 miles east of Green Valley, Pima Co. AZ
Specific Location: Nogales RD, Coronado NF Lat 31° 46´ 15″ Lon 110° 49´ 20″
Date of Origin: 05/29/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 06/02/2009 7:10 pm
Personnel: 194
Size: 5,800 acres
Percent Contained: 70%
Closure of Box Canyon Rd. Completed majority of aerial ignition plan. Denergized back-up powerline for Fort Huachuca.
Continued closure of Box Canyon road. Tied-in burning operations. Patrol and mop-up as needed. Re-energize powerline.
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Situation as of 06/01/2009 7:30 pm
Personnel: 210
Size: 5,004 acres
Percent Contained: 50%
Closure of Box Canyon Rd. Completed majority of aerial ignition plan. Denergized back-up powerline for Fort Huachuca.
Montana Fire
Location: 12 miles west of Pena Blanca Lake , Santa Cruz Co. AZ
Specific Location: Nogales Ranger District, Coronado NF, Lat 31°27´49″; Lon 111°9´40″
Date of Origin: 03/25/2009
Cause: human, under investigation
Situation as of 03/30/2009 6:30 pm
Personnel: 19
Size: 2,400 acres:
Percent Contained: 70%
Resources monitor and patrol east side, mop and cold trail west side.
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Situation as of 03/26/2009 6:30 pm
Personnel: ~135
Size: 1,500 acres:
Percent Contained: 0%
Fire is burning in grass and mesquite woodland.
Crews will be using a defensive-suppression strategy utilizing roads and natural features to contain the fire Because of the continuing Red Flag Warning and the difficult terrain involved, crews continue to assess the strategy.
