Another storm system with 40 mph winds moved across the fire area on Thursday. Outflow winds stirred up fire activity across all sides of the fire. The high winds pushed the fire to the south along Cemetery Road, burned onto Bureau of Land Management lands, and toward the town of Congress. Operations launched Air Attack to reassess the fluid situation along with a helicopter to begin more aerial suppression work within a high-priority saddle to get the fire suppressed on that flank. A dozer was able to get fire line in on State Trust land along the southeast flank of the fire. Today, crews...
Emergency Bulletins
7/12/2024 - 12:57 pm
7/12/2024 - 12:30 pm
The lightning caused Duck Lake fire was discovered on July 5, 2024. The fire is currently at 31 acres in size and is located off of Forest Road (FR)116 and FR72, and near FR72M. Firefighting resources include 1 Type 3 engine, and 1 Type 6 engine.
Operations: The Duck Lake fire is being monitored with point protection, a wildfire response strategy to protect specific assets or highly valued resources, and an objective of keeping the fire within the designated perimeter. As fire moves across the landscape it will consume dead and down fuels that remain within the...
7/12/2024 - 10:25 am
Coconino County has seen an increase in hantavirus activity. Three hantavirus cases have been reported in the past 15 months, two of which have died (67% mortality rate). Previously, Coconino County’s last reported hantavirus case occurred in 2016.
Arizona has also been experiencing an increase in hantavirus activity. From January 1 to July 1, 2024, seven human cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) have been confirmed, resulting in three deaths in Arizona.
HPS is a severe and sometimes fatal respiratory illness caused by the infection with hantaviruses. Hantavirus is...
7/12/2024 - 9:29 am
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Ozone High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for Friday, July 12.
Take Action
- Drive less, carpool, use public transit, or telecommute. For information on transportation alternatives, visit ShareTheRide.com.
- Fuel your vehicle after dark or during cooler evening hours.
- Reduce wait time in long drive-thru lines. Park your vehicle and walk inside at coffee shops, fast-food restaurants, curbside pick-up, and banks.
- Use low-VOCs (volatile...
7/11/2024 - 12:58 pm
Thursday morning, operations flew the fire’s perimeter and mapped it at 807 acres. The decrease in acreage is due to more accurate mapping. The fire remains active on all sides and continues to push toward the east and the south, burning through steep and rugged terrain in places within a mixed fuel type of grass, brush, and Pinyon-juniper.
Along the northwest side overnight, hand crews went indirect on the fire with firing operations and were able to get line in around structures in the area. The northeast side of the fire remains the most active. Today fire resources continue with...
