Published Thursday, June 6, 2024

Photo Credit | Coconino National Forest

A wildfire named the BRAVO FIRE began on June 5th and broke out on Camp Navajo in Arizona.

The wildfire was estimated around 100-200 acres with a moderate rate of spread in timber and grass as fire fuels

Incident Cooperators include the Camp Navajo FD, Flagstaff FD, Ponderosa FD, Kaibab NF, Coconino NF, and Bear Jaw Interagency Hand Crew, in addition to Entiat, Truckee, Mendocinco, Lone Peak, El Cariso, Blue Ridge, Flagstaff, Black Mountain, and Palomar Hotshots. Additional agencies include the AZ National Guard, the SWCC, and the NWS Flagstaff.

Photo Credit: Ponderosa FD

A Type 3 IMT assumed command this evening and is being overseen by the U.S. Forest Service.

Additional resources are on order for tomorrow. Fire Officials say that fixed wing and copters have made great progress over the fireline.

Resources were dispatched through the following Dispatch Centers:

AZ Dispatch Center: unknown resources at 1119 hours MT.

Flagstaff Dispatch Center: WT 6, C 7, C-3, C 4, DZ 48 at 1109 hours MT.

Prescott Dispatch Center: Unknown resources at 1653 hours this afternoon.

Williams Dispatch Center: At 0742, P3 RZ26 (0307) was listed as containing a .25 acre wildfire. It is unclear if resources were putting out a spot fire or if they were on the incident as a short-term resource fire resource.

Springfield (AZ): Unknown resources at 1447 hours this afternoon.

(L) Photo Credit: Coconino National Forest

Evacuation notifications in the GET SET level were in effect for A-1 Ranch, Bellemont, and Village Camp residents. This was due to the rapid-fire behavior and spreading to nearby residential structures. To learn more about current evacuation notifications and orders, go to the Coconino County Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Sheriff’s Office, or the Coconino National Forest Facebook pages.

The fire weather forecasters with the US National Weather Service Flagstaff Arizona state it was a bit smoky to their south as the wildfire was sending a lot of smoke into the atmosphere. Flagstaff was said to be safe from the fast-moving fire but they predicted the smoke would be hanging out overnight as it settles later in the evening. They put out a brief Public Service Announcement (PSA) to area residents to help protect their health, though high heat is to keep windows closed.

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