CASSADORE SPRINGS FIRE
11 miles North of San Carlos, Arizona
Photo Credit | BIA – San Carlos Agency
UPDATE 1 – SATURDAY (8/8/2020)
INCIDENT SUMMARY
- Discovered – 8/1/2020
- Cause – Lightning
- Fire Fuels – tall grass, brush and timber
- Area – San Carlos Apache Reservation, Hilltop area, Natanes Plateau
- Lead Agency – BIA – San Carlos Agency
- Command – Type 2 Team – IC/Carl Schwope. Trainee/Aaron Hulburd. SWA IMT 4
CURRENT STATUS
- Size/Containment Status – 19,142 acres, 25% contained
- Expected containment – 8/18/2020
- Fire behavior – Active. Running.
- Projected Fire Activity – Western edge working into Alder Creek, moving through pine along the 1100 road towards Sawmill and DP10.
RESOURCES
Staffing
- 369 total personnel
Incident Cooperators
- BIA
- SWAIMT
- AZDEQ
- NWS Phoenix
- NWS IMET Operations
Equipment
- 1 Type 1 helo
- 3 Type 3 helos
- 2 camp crews
- 1 Type 1 crews
- 6 Type 2 IA crews
- 10 Type 6 engines
- 4 Support Water tenders
- 2 Tactical Water tenders
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(c) 2020 NW Fire Blog – updated 8/8/2020 1650 PT