The Benchmark Fire was reported on Saturday afternoon, October 14, 2017, and is burning on Benchmark Mountain west of Forest Road 37. Smoke may be visible from I-17 and Black Canyon City. The fire is burning in a remote area of the forest with limited access, so it is being monitored from the air. The fire size has not changed in the last 24 hours, and growth to the south has stopped because the fire burned into the Bull Fire scar from earlier this summer.
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Firefighters from Coconino National Forest and Summit Fire Department are responding to two human-caused wildfires east of Winona currently.
Earlier this month, North Zone Fire managers announced big picture plans for the 2017-2018 prescribed fire season across the North Kaibab Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest and the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
As conditions fell within prescriptive parameters over the past ten days, that focus has narrowed, and firefighters are ready to begin hazardous fuels reduction treatments within the Tipover East prescribed fire (Tipover Rx) unit as early as Tuesday.
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Start Date: October 6, 2017
Size: Approximately 1,500 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Cause: Lightning
Personnel Assigned: 100
The Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross has closed the SHELTER at Valley Union High School, 4088 Jefferson Road in Elfrida, AZ 85610 at 1000 hrs (10:00 AM) June 11, 2017.
Incident: Lizard Fire Wildfire
Released: 1:10 hrs. ago
This evening (June 8) a drone was spotted flying over the north end of the Lizard Fire. This is a safety concern. Please do not fly drones near wildfires!!!
The Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross is opening a reception center at the Benson High School, 360 S. Patagonia St, Benson, AZ 85602 this evening at approximately 2100 hrs (9:00 pm) in response to the evacuations caused by several of the wildfires burning in the area. The reception center will be able to provide information, snacks and water initially.
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Like a lot of Arizona these days, the hillsides along State Route 87 south of Payson look mighty green after a wet winter. But that didn’t stop a brush fire from breaking out last week after a vehicle dragging chains threw sparks off the roadway, backing up traffic as first responders addressed the blaze.
When warmer temperatures turn all that ground cover brown, there will be even more reason for precautions to prevent brush fires along highways.
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