Highway 89

Contreras Fire: potential for nearby flash floods

6/21/2022 - 10:28 am
Contreras, fire, Kitt Peak, observatory, evacuations, smoke, Highway 89, Baboquivari Mountain range, Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation, Sells

The Contreras Fire started June 11 on a remote ridge of the Baboquivari Mountain range, north of the Baboquivari Peak, 20 miles east of Sells, Arizona, on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation. 

Pipeline and Haywire fires: minimal fire activity expected, anticipated thunderstorm activity

6/21/2022 - 9:49 am
Haywire, Pipeline, Flagstaff, smoke, fire, evacuation, Coconino County, Highway 89

Fire behavior

A low-pressure system out of the west to southwest today will bring a slight chance of thunderstorms to the fire area. More thunderstorm activity is anticipated for the next few days with a chance of rain and lessened winds.

Due to the drying trend the last few days, scattered heat and smoke are still present within the fire perimeter as interior pockets continue to burn unconsumed fuels; however, anticipated moisture will bring an increase in cloud cover and lower temperatures with minimal fire activity expected.

Coconino NF responding to 2-acre fire 8 miles north of Sunset Crater

5/02/2022 - 3:23 pm
Coconino, forest, Sunset Crater, smoke, Highway 89

Coconino National Forest resources are responding to the two-acre Antelope Fire, located eight miles north of Sunset Crater near Highway 89 (GPS coordinates 35°28'54.0"N 111°33'21.0"W).

Tunnel Fire: “SET” Neighborhoods from Timberline/Fernwood to Antelope Hills Downgraded to “READY”

4/29/2022 - 8:29 am
Tunnel fire, evacuations, Coconino, Flagstaff, Sheriff, Highway 89, Timberline, Fernwood, Lenox Park, Wupatki, Antelope, Moon Crater, Alpine Ranchos

The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the neighborhoods along Highway 89 north of Campbell Avenue will be downgraded from “SET” to “READY” status. This includes the neighborhoods of Timberline, Fernwood, Lenox Park, Girls Ranch Road, Wupatki Estates, Antelope Hills, and the residences east/northeast of Moon Crater in Alpine Ranchos.

Tunnel Fire grows to 6,000 acres, prompts evacuations

4/19/2022 - 5:32 pm
Coconino County Emergency Management, Coconino National Forest, Highway 89, smoke, Doney Park, Flagstaff

At zero containment, the Tunnel Fire located 14 miles northeast of Flagstaff has grown substantially due to high winds and spread toward the northeast at high rate, eventually moving across U.S. Highway 89.