Continued hot, dry temperatures, and winds with gusts up to 25 mph occurred Friday. Crews continued to perform mop up duties along the perimeters of the fires looking for hidden heat sources that may start appearing due to the vegetation drying out after the last rainstorm, and we able to increase containment on the Spoon Fire to 58%.
There were two new fires reported Friday on the Fort Apache Reservation, and firefighters and air resources were sent to help put out these new starts.
Crews will continue to scout for and ensure there are no remaining heat sources along fire...