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The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Ozone High Pollution Advisory for Thursday, June 30 and Friday, July 1.

Restrictions

Start Date: Sunday, June 26, 2022

Location: Mt. Trumbull area and the BLM109 road.

Jurisdiction: Arizona Strip Field Office, Bureau of Land Management

Fire Size: Mapped at 102 acres

Cause: Lightning

Fuels: Grass, Brush, Pinyon and Juniper

Structures: No structures threatened.

Today’s weather forecast for the Antelope Valley Fire area: partly cloudy with a chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the afternoon with temperatures up to 92 degrees. Winds will be gusty and erratic in the
afternoon due to thunderstorms.

Start Date: Sunday, June 26, 2022

Location: Mt. Trumbull area and the BLM109 road.

Jurisdiction: Arizona Strip Field Office, Bureau of Land Management

Fire Size: Mapped at 102 acres

Cause: Lightning

Fire behavior

After further flood risk modeling of the nine watersheds affected by the recent Pipeline Fire, the Coconino County Flood Control District (District) held a meeting last evening to make residents aware of the increased risk of post-wildfire flooding to the neighborhoods north of Flagstaff, including Timberline, Wupatki Trails, Fernwood, and Doney Park.

In collaboration with the Pipeline and Haywire Fire Incident Management Team, the
Coconino County Sheriff’s Office has placed all remaining private lands and neighborhoods that were in
“SET” status back into “READY” status. The ongoing efforts put forth by fire personnel as well as the
favorable weather we have experienced in the last few days have reduced the risk in the areas affected by
the Pipeline and Haywire Fires.

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. 

TODAY:  

This is the final daily update for the Contreras Fire. The Fire received up to two inches of rain yesterday, helping crews bring containment of the fire to 100%. Accelerated demobilization of resources is in progress.  

Monsoonal activity has provided relief and moderated the fires activity. Most of the areas where heavy fuels were burning have subsided in recent days, and smoke impacts to nearby communities should be minimal.

Operations: Fire crews will continue to mop up and extinguish any remaining hot spots and will patrol containment lines to mitigate any threats. The Hog Spring fire transitioned from a type 4 incident management team to a type 5 fire organization today, with Incident Commander Jakob Gormally. 

Fire behavior

Some monsoonal moisture was received across both fire perimeters yesterday but did not bring noteworthy rain. However, thunderstorms are expected to progress throughout the week, bringing more rain to the area.

With the present cloud cover, higher humidity and cooler temperatures, conditions are not expected to support fire spread. Some smoke may still be visible as large, heavy fuels continue to burn within the perimeter, but smoke is not expected to decrease air quality to a significant degree.

Pipeline Fire

The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests will rescind all fire restrictions on Friday, June 24th at 6:00am.

Increased amounts of rain in recent weeks and cooler temperatures have combined to reduce the fire risk.  Although reduced, wildfire risk remains. Avoid using campfires if conditions are dry, hot, or a safe location is not available. If you decide to have a campfire, be sure to drown, stir, and feel the ash to be sure all heat is gone. It is illegal to leave a campfire unattended or use fireworks on National Forest land.