Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests officials rescinded fire restrictions – to include campfires and smoking -- on the Forest as of 2:00 p.m. yesterday (Monday, July 17). However with the lifting of fire restrictions, we ask that people recreating remain cautious and please ensure your campfire is completely out. If it is too hot to touch, it is too hot to leave.
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests
Location:
- Black Mesa Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests
- Navajo County, Arizona
- 5 miles southeast of Forest Lakes, 10 miles southwest of Heber/Overgaard.
Start Date: 6/28/2017
Percent Contained: 0
Size: 100 acres
Resources Assigned: 50 – 60 personnel
Campfire and smoking restrictions will be implemented at 8 a.m. Friday, June 16, on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in order to protect public health and reduce preventable human-caused fires.
Incident Overview
The Slim Fire is burning approximately 4 miles north of Forest Lakes near Chevelon Canyon in the Black Mesa Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests that is 16 miles west of Heber, Arizona. Reported on June 2 the fire is burning in Ponderosa pine and mixed conifer. Size is reported at 3,282 acres, with 50% containment.
Location: Black Mesa Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Coconino County, Arizona 16-miles west of Heber, AZ and four miles north of Forest Lakes
Start Date: June 01, 2017 Size: Approximately 3282 acres
Cause: Lightning. Containment: 50%
Assigned Personnel: 291
Location:
§ Black Mesa Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests
§ Coconino County, Arizona
§ 16 miles west of Heber, AZ and 4 miles north of Forest Lakes
Start Date: June 02, 2017 Percent contained: 30%
Size: Approximately 3000 acres Personnel Assigned: 304
Cause: Lightning Growth Potential: Moderate
Location:
Black Mesa Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests
Coconino County, Arizona
Approximately 4 miles north of Forest Lakes near Chevelon Canyon
Start Date: June 02, 2017 Percent contained: 0%
Size: Approximately 30 acres Personnel Assigned: 80
Cause: Lightning Growth Potential: Moderate
Update May 22, 2017: Due to unexpected hotter and drier weather conditions, the Whitcom prescribed burn on the Lakeside Ranger District has bee cancelled.
The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Lakeside Ranger District plans to conduct a 15 acre prescribed burn Sunday, May 21, weather permitting. The prescribed burn is within the Marsh Unit which is located three miles north of Show Low on the west side of Arizona State Highway 77 near Telephone Lake (T10N, R22E, Section 5).
Minimal smoke impact is anticipated and may be visible from Arizona State Highway 77, U.S. Highway 60 and the local areas of Linden and Show Low.
The Hidden Fire is approximately 2 acres and is 100 percent contained. The Hidden Fire is located in the Springerville Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, approximately 1 mile east of St. Peters Dome near Hidden Meadows Ranch.
Fire personnel from the Forest Service and Greer Fire responded to a fire east of Springerville at approximately 1:00 this afternoon. Despite the windy conditions, fire crews were able to construct a control line around the fire using hand crews and dozer. They will continue to work in the area until the fire is extinguished.
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