On Tuesday, July 18, the area received a fair amount of precipitation. Firefighters will work today to secure the fire along the northern flanks and extinguish remaining hot spots. The Campbell fire has decreased in complexity and will transition from the White Mountain Zone Type 3 Team to a Type 4 Team with Incident Commander Colton Choate and trainee Obang Odul at 0600 on Thursday, July 20. This will be the final update from the White Mountain Zone Type 3 Team unless conditions change.
Weather: Today’s forecast calls for sunny skies in the morning, then turning to cloudy in the afternoon with thunderstorm activity and a 60% chance of showers. The high temperature is expected to be 85 degrees with wind gusts increasing as thunderstorms move into the area.
Restrictions: The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests are in Stage 1 Fire Restrictions, learn more at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/asnf/alerts-notices/?aid=81123.
Smoke: Smoke may be visible from Hwy 191, especially at night. Go to fire.airnow.gov/ to see the latest smoke conditions in your community.
Fire details:
Official fire information:
Inciweb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/azasf-campbell-fire
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apachesitgreavesnfs
Apache-Sitgreaves website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/asnf