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Crews continue working to construct fire lines on the Spoon Fire
7/30/2023 - 11:09 am
wildfire | smoke | Spoon Fire | Globe | and Show Low | Cedar Creek | Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5 | Show Low | Show Low Public Library | IA Forestry & Wildland Fire Management | Fort Apache Agency | Fort Apache | Stage 2 Fire Restrictions | Navajo County | Apache Sitgreaves National Forests | Stage 1 fire restrictions | Navajo County Alert System

Saturday, the fire behavior was minimal due to light cloud cover and light winds. Activity picked up in the afternoon on the southeast corner. Fire growth occurred on the east and south sides of the fire. Crews continue working to construct fireline along the western edge of the fire to protect Highway 60. Air resources and crews worked until around 3 p.m. when they were pulled from the line for safety reasons due to weather. Today, crews will continue building fireline if weather conditions allow.

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Cottonwood Ridge Fire at 45% Containment
7/30/2023 - 10:54 am
wildfire | smoke | Cottonwood Ridge Fire | Show Low | BIA Forestry & Wildland Fire Management | Fort Apache Agency | Fort Apache | Show Low Public Library | Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5 | Stage 2 Fire Restrictions | Navajo County | Apache Sitgreaves National Forests | Stage 1 fire restrictions

Crews continued to construct line on the north and eastern edges of the fire Saturday bringing containment up to 45%. Crews were forced off the fireline around 1 p.m. due to thunderstorms and lightning in the area. Some interior pockets of vegetation, mostly in drainages, will continue to put up smoke for the next few days. Sunday, crews will continue to improve fireline and mop up hotspots working their way around the northern edge of the fire to prevent any chance of the Cottonwood Ridge Fire moving toward the communities of Linden and Show Low.

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Fire Crews Continue to Build Control Lines on the Grapevine Fire
7/30/2023 - 7:54 am
wildfire | smoke | Grapevine Fire | Prescott National Forest | Whitehorse | Mingus | Mingus Mountain | Mingus Mountain Academy | Mingus Spring Ranch | Large Animal Shelter & Emergency Readiness | LASER | Yavapai County | Yavapai County Emergency Management | Red Cross | Sheriff’s Jeep Posse | Animal Disaster Services

A combination of hand tools and saws were used to build much needed control lines along the west side of the fire by crews. A major protection effort was completed by dozers along the north and east boundaries between the Prescott National Forest and the community the Whitehorse. Control lines were also constructed along the west side of the fire at Shylock Mine by crews using hand tools and power saws. Efforts to complete control lines are ongoing at the Mingus Mountain Academy using hand tools, saws, and heavy equipment. Headway is being made to protect the...

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Racetrack Fire now 80% Contained
7/30/2023 - 7:35 am
wildfire | smoke | Racetrack Fire | Prescott | Prescott National Forest | Stage 1 fire restrictions | Crater Mountain | Cherry

The Racetrack Fire is predicted to be 100% contained tonight at 6:00 pm with a secure perimeter.  Although there is no threat of fire spread or potential growth; firefighters will continue to patrol and monitor containment lines by ground and air. 

Weather: Today, monsoon storms are expected to develop in the afternoon with a high likelihood of wetting rains occurring in the incident area.  Temperatures will be slightly cooler in the upper 80s to mid-90s.

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Mustang Ridge Fire is now 75% Contained
7/29/2023 - 1:28 pm
wildfire | smoke | Mustang Ridge Fire | Fort Apache Agency | Stage 2 Fire Restrictions | Show Low | Navajo County | Apache Sitgreaves National Forest | Stage 1 Fire Restrictions 

The Mustang Fire has not grown for several days, and firefighters are feeling more confident that the fire will remain within the current boundary. There was minimal fire activity, and the fire will continue to be monitored for any fire activity.

Weather: Temperatures on Saturday will remain in the 90s on the Cottonwood Ridge Fire and could reach 100 near the Spoon Fire. Thunderstorms, which brings gusty winds, remain in the forecast, along with a chance of afternoon/evening rain. 

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