Campbell Fire Update: July 12, 2023
Campbell Fire Fact Sheet:
- Today’s Date: 07/12/2023
- Start Date: 07/10/2023
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Campbell Fire Update: July 12, 2023
Campbell Fire Fact Sheet:
Flying V Fire Update & Map
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Overnight, higher humidity levels helped decrease fire activity and that activity remained fairly low throughout the day Tuesday. The fire has primarily stayed within its footprint with no change in growth or containment: 33,834 acres - 5% contained. Crews have secured the north and northeast sides of the fire and today worked their way into SH Butte to make sure the line was anchored in. They will continue to cold trail that line over the next few days to check for any remaining heat. Along the southwest flank, crews continue their efforts to get containment line established to keep the...
Fire personnel from the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests responded to the Campbell Fire. Located southwest of Alpine, Arizona, on the Campbell Flat, near Campbell Blue Creek, west of Hwy 191. The fire is currently burning in the Wallow Fire burn scar, and in the Campbell Prescribed Fire planning area.
The lightning caused fire was first observed on July 10 and local Forest Service fire crews, along with a crew from Stray Horse, the Bear Divide Hotshots, Round Valley Helitack, and Air Attack, responded. A fire dozer has been ordered, along with a Type-1 Helicopter. A strategy of...
Crews are currently working to suppress both the Bear Fire and the Flat Fire, two human-caused wildfires located near the City of Flagstaff.
Bear Fire:
The Bear Fire located 6 miles southeast of Flagstaff (GPS: 35°08'19.2"N 111°34'07.2"W) near Marshall Lake, is fully contained at 2.8 acres. One Hotshot crew and two engines are assigned to the fire. Crews spent Monday afternoon constructing...