DOCE FIRE UPDATE
June 20, 2013, 8:00 am
Individuals
who may have seen suspicious activity related to the Doce Fire are
asked to contact Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations
at (928) 527-3508 or 3509.
Fire Information: 928-777-5682; new 928-445-1089; new 928-445-1069
Website:
http://inciweb.org/doce
Follow us on Twitter.com @DoceFire, and Facebook.com “Doce Fire”.
Photos and maps can be viewed and downloaded at
www.flickr.com/docefire.
Fire Facts:
Location: 8 miles northwest of Prescott: burning
in Granite Mountain Wilderness
Size: 6,379 acres based on last night’s infrared
flight (7,500 acres previously reported)
Percent Contained: 0%
Cause: Human, under investigation.
Number of Resources: 614 personnel including:
21 hand crews, 27 engines, 11 water tenders, 1 dozer, and 4 helicopters
Injuries to Date: 0
Estimated Cost to Date:
$1,000,000 primarily due to aviation assets in use
General Announcements:
A community meeting is planned for tonight (6/20/13) starting at 6:00 pm
at the Ruth Street Theatre located in the Prescott
High School auditorium. Parking will be directed to the south parking
lot and adjacent lots across the street. The incident management team
and representatives from the Prescott National Forest will provide
detailed information and answer questions about
the fire’s status and ongoing suppression efforts. Please join us.
Additional phones lines have been established at the incident command post to provide fire information. These phones numbers
are listed above.
Planned Activities:
Crews will focus suppression efforts on
both the east and west flanks of the fire today, constructing dozer and
hand line directly up against or at a safe distance from the fire’s
edge. Burnout operations to reinforce the effectiveness of the
constructed lines may also occur as conditions allow.
Firefighters are assessing structure protection needs in all evacuated
subdivisions, constructing indirect fireline and installing sprinklers
as needed.
No structures have been lost and no further evacuations ordered. Firefighters remain on alert for hot, dry windy conditions
that may affect the fire’s behavior and direction of growth.
Evacuations:
The
areas of Granite Basin Homes, Black Jack, Camp Anytown, Sundown Acres,
Cielo Grande, Old Stage Acres, south half of Mint Creek Wash and
American
Ranch remain evacuated. Neighborhoods in the Williamson Valley corridor
are on notice for potential evacuation.
Road Closures:
Iron
Springs Road south of the fire between the intersection with Williamson
Valley Road and Conteras Road is closed to the public. Williamson
Valley Road east of the fire between Pioneer Parkway and Outer Loop
Road is also closed to the public. Residents from neighborhoods north of
the intersection of Williamson Valley and Outer Loop Road should plan
additional travel around the road closure areas.
Fire Closure Update:
The
entire area of the Doce Fire is closed to public access. The closure
area can be viewed at the Prescott National Forest webpage at:
www.fs.usda.gov/prescott
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