Wildfire Sit Reps | Arizona | July 15, 2020

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This is the Official report of Wildfires that are currently burning or have been put out on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, for the State of Arizona.

========== CURRENT WILDFIRES ==========

BLUE RIVER 2 FIRE

BIA.  San Carlos Agency.  Apache Reservation. IMT 2 (SW Team 4) Start 7/13/2020. Lightning caused. 2 wildfires burning. North of Warm Springs. Team also managing VALLEY FIRE incident. 15 miles NE of San Carlos.

27,500 acres. 0 % contained. Brush and short grass. 65 total personnel. 3 crews, 2 engines, 1 helicopter. Active fire behavior. Structures under threat.  Road closures in effect. $150,000 CTD.

VALLEY FIRE

BIA.   San Carlos Agency. Apache Reservation.  1st fire. Lightning caused. 6 miles NE of San Carlos.

981 acres. 0% contained. Brush and tall grass. 54 total personnel.  2 crews, 2 engines. Active fire behavior. Road/Area closures in effect. $100,000 CTD.

JACKSON FIRE

BLM.  Gila District. 18 miles W of Pima or 13 miles SW of Fort Thomas.

2,143 acres.  0% contained. Lightning caused.  Brush and short grass. 134 personnel. 4 crews, 2 engines and 2 helicopters.

Photo Credit | BLM Arizona Fire

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Moderate fire behavior.  Flanking, backing and uphill runs. Most growth within the Santa Teresa Wilderness and adjacent to BLM lands. Structures under threat. Temporary flight restriction or commonly called TFR is in effect.  $367,000 CTD.

BRINGHAM FIRE

USFS. Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. Burning on Clifton Ranger District. Start 7/6/2020. Lightning caused.  22 miles N of Morenci.

23,142 acres. 85% contained. Timber, brush and short grass.

Photo Credit  | USFS

Daytime photo of a desert landscape. Blue sky and clouds. Brown hills covered in green shrubs with a mountain in the background with a large column of white smoke billowing up into the sky, expanding as it rises, filling the air with smoke.

30 personnel. 2 structures lost. $9.4 Million CTD.

BIGHORN FIRE

USFS. Coronado National Forest. 5 miles NE of Tucson and burnin gin the Catalina Mountains, NW of Tucson. Start 6/5/2020 2222 Hours.

Photo Credit | USFS

plume seen from McDonalds parking lot

119,541 acres. 89% contained.  Timber, brush and short grass. Minimal fire behavior. Creeping. Road/trail/area closures in effect.  66 personnel. 5 engines, 1 helicopter. 2 structures lost. $44 Million CTD.

MANGUM FIRE

USFS. Kaibib National Forest.  24 miles SE of Fredonia. Start 6/8/2020.

Photo Credit | USFS

Mangum Fire Night Operations for June 17, 2020 Photo Credit: Mike McMillan

71,450 acres. 95% contained.  Caused unknown. Under investigation. Timber, brush and short grass. Minimal fire behavior. Creeping and smoldering. Road/trail/area closures in effect.  117 personnel. 2 engines. 4 structures lost. $21.1 Million CTD.

POLLES FIRE

USFS. Tonto National Forest. IMT 1 (SW Team 2). 13 miles W of Payson.  Start 7/3/2020.  Lightning caused.

Photo Credit | USFS

Polles Fire 7/3

628 acres. 85% contained. Brush, short grass and slah. Minimal fire behavior. Isolated torching, creeping and smoldering. Road/trail/area closures in effect.  235 personnel. 5 crews, 7 helicopters. $4.6 Million CTD.

YANKEE JOE FIRE

USFS.  Tonto National Forest. 20 miles N of Globe.

425 acres. 25% contained. 16 personnel. 2 engines. Brush and tall grass. Minimal fire behavior. $20,000 CTD.

MONUMENT FIRE 

AZ DOF – Northern District. 30 miles NW of Ash Fork and 22 miles of Valle.

Photo Credit | AZ Forestry

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1,785 acres. 30% contained. Brush and short grass. Minimal fire behavior. Community of Chilili under threat.  42 personnel. 1 crew, 2 engines. $390,000 CTD.

CHILTEPINES FIRE

AZ DOF – Tucson District.  46 miles SW of Tucson and 16 miles ENE of South Komelik.

334 acres. 75 % contained. Brush and tall grass. Minimal fire behavior. Smoldering.  $50,000 CTD.

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