A community meeting will take place on Monday, August 28, at 7:00 PM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 546 W. Ashby Apple Drive, Payson, AZ. Fire managers have updated their assessment of accomplishments on the incident, increasing to 14% completion of operational objectives.
On the Valentine Fire, these objectives include confinement, point protection, and line preparation. Confinement involves restricting the fire to a defined area, primarily through use of natural barriers that are expected to restrict the spread of the wildfire under the prevailing and...