MISTAKE PEAK FIRE UPDATE
ROOSEVELT,
Ariz. – Above average temperatures and shifting winds from passing
thunderstorms contributed to the Mistake Peak Fire growing to
approximately 4,000 acres today. An excessive heat warning is in
effect until Wednesday night. Incident Commander Matt Reidy said, “The
importance of operating safely in these extreme conditions cannot be
emphasized enough.”
Additional resources arrived at the fire today and received job assignments.
Approximately 375 personnel are
assigned to the incident and the fire is 10 percent contained. Crews
are working to protect structures on the south and southeast sides of
the fire.
A
temporary closure to ensure firefighter and public safety is in place.
The first area begins at the intersection of Forest Road (FR) 71
and FR 609, heading north, northeast along FR 609 until the junction
with FR 416, then east on FR 416 to FR 86, then east on FR 486 to State
Route (SR) 288, along the western edge of SR 288 to FR 609, then west
along FR 609 to FR 486, south and west along
FR 486 to FR 236, south and west along FR 236 to the junction with FR
236A, southwest along FR 236A until FR 71, west along FR 71 to FR 609.
This closure affects current bear hunting activities in the area and may
affect archery deer hunts which begin on
August 24. Only a portion of unit 23 south is affected. For more
hunting information please contact Arizona Game & Fish at
http://www.azgfd.gov or 602-942-3000. A second area that is closed is
the Cholla Campground starting at State Highway 188.
The
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is coordinating with the
Incident Management Team to monitor smoke impacts in outlying areas.
incident/3141 and follow the
Northern Arizona Incident Management Team on Twitter @NAZ_IMT. For more information regarding forest recreation sites please contact the Tonto National Forest at 602-225-5200, or check online at
www.fs.usda.gov/tonto.
Charley Fire on Tonto National
Forest at 950 acres
3 miles west of Sunflower, Ariz., Aug. 14, 2012, 1830 hrs.
Fire
Facts
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Incident
Commander: Andrew Serrano
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Date
reported: Aug. 12, 1619 hrs.
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Number
of personnel: 79
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Location:
33, 50’ 35” x 111, 31’
48”
3
miles west of Sunflower, Ariz.
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Resources
committed:
5 engine crews
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Cause:
Lightning
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Aircraft:
2 AZ National Guard helicopters
1 air attack plane assigned for
monitoring fire activity
1 air tanker – BAE146 (new
generation)
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Size: 950 acres
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Cooperators: Arizona National Guard
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Containment: 10 %
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Est.
cost: $50,000
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Terrain:
Steep, rough,
inaccessible
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Fuels:
Short grass
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Summary:
The Charley Fire is burning north of Maverick
Mountain (between Bartlett Lake
and Hwy. 87). The terrain is extremely steep, rugged and inaccessible. Smoke is
visible to several northeast and east Valley communities.
Currently,
receiving light precipitation.
The above-normal temperatures
continue to be of concern for firefighter safety, and are accelerating the
reduction of fuel moisture despite the recent monsoon rains. Extremely rough
terrain also complicates firefighting challenges.
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