![]() Visit Coconino County’s Facebook of Twitter pages for more information. Garland Prairie is reminded to be in “ready” mode. There are 65 firefighters assigned to the blaze.Ĭoconino County has ordered immediate evacuation for areas around Sycamore Canyon and areas south of Forest Service Road 535, off Forest Service Road 231. It is centered about four miles east of Perkinsville and is burning east of State Route 89. ![]() Its cause is under investigation.īurning in an area about 20 miles northwest of Uptown Sedona and about 25 miles northeast of Clarkdale is the 20,000-acre Rafael Fire, which was caused by a lightning strike. The Cornville Fire, which began on June 13, is 100% contained. Southwest winds will increase with gusts of 20 to 25 mph this afternoon. Scattered dry thunderstorms may develop to the north and west this afternoon and linger into the evening. While the Forest Service doesn’t currently anticipate a disruption in APS service, it’s monitoring the fire’s progress in the event there is a need to take power lines out of service to protect firefighters and/or the fire or smoke impacts to electrical infrastructure.Ĭustomers can visit aps.com/outagecenter for information on how to be prepared for an outage and to view the APS outage map.Įxtreme temperatures will continue Monday with single-digit humidity and high temperatures at or slightly above 100 degrees. Another day of extreme fire behavior is expected with growth to the north and east.Īrizona Public Service is working closely with the agencies responding to the Backbone Fire. ![]() Monday, according to the release, firefighters and heavy equipment will reinforce control features to the south and west of Strawberry and Pine and prep for future burnout operations as necessary to strengthen holding features and protect the communities and values at risk.Īircraft will focus on keeping fire from moving into Deadman Mesa and Hardscrabble Canyon. Full details of area and road closures are available on the Backbone Fire Inciweb page: /incident/7545/.įirefighters continued to monitor the fire progression Sunday night around both the western and eastern flanks of the fire and continued to prepare containment features to support Monday’s operations. Closures and other changes to recreation site status are available on the Coconino National Forest’s website, fs./recmain/coconino/recreation.Īll Tonto, Coconino, and Prescott National Forest lands, roads, and trails in the area of the Backbone Fire are closed. This includes Waterfall Trail, Irving/Flume, Tonto Bench, Fossil Creek Bridge, Homestead, Sally May, Purple Mountain, Bob Bear Trail, and Mazatzal. The Fossil Creek recreation area is closed. Motorists are advised to visit for current road closures before traveling. State Route 87 is closed north of Payson to Clint’s Week. Residents and visitors should contact their county or visit ein.az.gov/ready-set-go for information regarding evacuation status.Ĭlosures include State Route 260 from Camp Verde to State Route 87. The western flank of the fire can be seen - especially at night - sprawling across the rising highlands to the southeast of Camp Verde.Īccording to a Monday news release from Coconino National Forest, the Backbone Fire is being fought by more than 250 firefighters.Įvacuation orders were issued for the communities of Pine and Strawberry. The Backbone Fire, burning in Fossil Creek between Camp Verde and the Pine-Strawberry area, is the largest fire in the Verde Valley at more than 32,000 acres. ![]() Stage II fire restrictions remain in place across the region. VERDE VALLEY - Dry, hot, pre-monsoon conditions have contributed to a series of fires that have surrounded the higher elevations around the edges of the Verde Valley Monday. ![]()
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