Apache Junction

The Woodbury is 100% contained around the perimeter edge. This does NOT mean that the fire is controlled. There is still smoke and active fire moving within the interior through pockets of unburned fuel.

Apache Lake remains closed along with State Highway 88 between Tortilla Flat and the Roosevelt Dam.  ADOT will issue a News Release later this week after conducting meetings with Tonto National Forest and other cooperating agencies.  These meetings may provide a more definitive timeline on the closure.

The American Red Cross Greater Phoenix Chapter has opened a Shelter at the Lee Kornegay School (Miami, AZ) to support those evacuated from the Woodbury Fire burning between Apache Junction and Roosevelt Lake. The decision to open the shelter was made by Emergency Managers that have been monitoring the fire situation.  The Shelter will be open 24 hours a day and will remain open to everyone affected as long as evacuations are in place.  

The Lee Kornegay Intermediate School is located at 4739 Ragus Rd., Miami, AZ 85539

• Location of Origin: 5 miles NW of Superior, AZ
• Jurisdiction: Tonto National Forest, AZ State Land
• Start Date: June 8, 2019
• Size: 44,451 acres Percent Contained: 15%
• Personnel: 786

The following actions were successfully completed today on the Woodbury Fire:

· Fire was kept east of the Superstition Wilderness boundary and south of State Highway 88 on the eastern and northern portions of the fire perimeter. The vegetation in this area is light flashy fuel of dead annual grass which burns rapidly and then tends to die out quickly.

· Fire spread to the east today in chaparral brush type fuels. A large smoke column could be observed in the afternoon from fire in this fuel type.

Woodbury Fire closes SR 88 from Apache Junction area to Roosevelt Lake

The Type 1 Southwest Area Incident Management Team (Team 2) is working closely with local state, county, and community organizations. Our partners are helping the firefighting operations in the following ways:

Lightning storms lit up the sky east of Phoenix, and several new fires have been reported this morning on the Tonto National Forest

Superstition Fire

The Superstition Fire is burning near Charlebois Spring on the west end of the Superstition Wilderness.  Because of the remote location and rugged terrain, this fire is currently being monitored from the air.  There is chance for afternoon thunderstorms and erratic winds in the area of the fire.  This fire may be visible from Mesa and Apache Junction.

Location:

The Peaks Fire, burning near Brown’s Peak in the Four Peaks Wilderness continues to back down the east side of the peak. This fire will continue to be visible, and may occasionally put up smoke columns during this period of hot dry weather, which is expected to continue through the weekend.

The Peaks Fire, discovered on Monday night, is burning approximately 50 miles northeast of Apache Junction in a rugged, remote portion of the Four Peak Wilderness.  This fire is burning near the Brown Fire which burned approximately 900 acres over several weeks during the summer of 2014.  This fire is currently smoldering and creeping along the ground, however, afternoon thunderstorms with gutsy, erratic winds could cause the Peaks Fire to put up a smoke column in the afternoon.  High temperatures and afternoon thunderstorms are a safety concern for fire managers.  After an overflight this