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Gray fox rabies activity has quadrupled in several Arizona counties this year

12/13/2017 - 1:43 pm
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Rabies activity in Arizona’s gray fox populations has quadrupled in the last year according to data released by the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Swisshelm Fire and Siphon Fire updates on containment levels

7/06/2017 - 9:54 am
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SWISSHELMS FIRE UPDATE: July 6, 2017 – 10am
 
Location: 10 Miles East of Elfrida, AZ and west of Lesile Canyon Road.
 
Start Date: June 27, 2017 Cause: Undetermined Size: 10,950 acres (450 less acres based on improved mapping) Containment: 75% Vegetation: Grass and brush.
 
Resources 173 persons: 4 crews, 6 engines, 3 Tenders, 2 bulldozers, 3 helicopters, 1 airplane and Misc.

Swisshelms Fire update: 60% containment; Weather may produce new starts

7/05/2017 - 10:30 am
cochise, Elfrida, Saddle Fire, Greenlee, Graham, Pima, Swisshelm Fire, Lesile Canyon Road, McNeal, Siphon Fire, Pinal Santa Cruz
Location: 10 Miles East of Elfrida, AZ and west of Lesile Canyon Road.
 
Start Date: June 27, 2017
 
Cause: Undetermined
 
Size: 11,400 acres (based on improved mapping, not fire growth in the last 24 hours)
 
Containment: 60%
 
Vegetation: Grass and brush.
 
Resources 239 persons: 7 crews, 7 engines, 4 Tenders, 2 bulldozers, 3 helicopters, 1 airplane an

State lands in southern Arizona to go into Stage II Fire Restrictions

6/26/2017 - 12:32 pm
wildfire, smoke, Sawmill Fire, cochise, stage II fire restrictions, Greenlee, Graham, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz
The Sawmill Fire in southern Arizona started early for a typical wildfire season, and since then, more than 100,000 acres have burned on both state and federal lands in that part of the state.
 
The increasingly hot temperatures coupled with hazardous fuel conditions means the Department of Forestry and Fire Management will now implement Stage II Fire Restrictions on state-owned and state-managed lands in six counties.
 
Beginning at 0800 on Monday, June 26th, Stage II restrictions will go into effect within Cochise, Greenlee, Graham, Pima, Pinal, a

Monitoring Continues on Lizard Fire

6/16/2017 - 2:11 pm
wildfire, smoke, monsoon, hotshots, AZDEMA, AZEIN, cochise

Lizard Fire

 

Location: Douglas Ranger District, Coronado National Forest, 50 miles east of Tucson on Highway 191 at I-10

Start date: Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Size: 15,214 acres

Percent Contained: 80%

Cause: Lightning

Resources Assigned: 365 personnel

Lizard Fire 80% Contained

6/16/2017 - 11:19 am
wildfire, smoke, fire, hotshots, AZDEMA, AZEIN, Coronado, cochise

Location: Douglas Ranger District, Coronado National Forest, 50 miles east of Tucson on Highway 191 at I-10

Start date: Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Size: 15,214 acres

Percent Contained: 80%

Cause: Lightning

Resources Assigned: 365 personnel

Lizard Fire Update: Community Meeting Sunday June 11

6/10/2017 - 7:40 pm
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Location: Dragoon Mountain Range on the Douglas Ranger District, Coronado National Forest, south of I-10 and west of S-191, near the communities of Pearce, Sunsites and Cochise Stronghold, AZ. 
Start date: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 
Size: Approximately 10,513 acres 
Percent Contained: 5% 
Cause: Lightning 
Resources Assigned: Approximately 350 personnel 
 
Today crews worked extensively on the north and east side of the fire.