This grass fire West of Eagar has been stopped.

2000+ ACRE WILDFIRE BURNING NEAR EAGAR
Phoenix, AZ (10/19/17) – The Department of Forestry and Fire Management, along with local fire cooperators, are
working to stop a wildfire burning five miles west of Eagar and one-half mile from the Springerville Airport.
The Transfer Station Fire was discovered around 12:30 pm, Thursday, October 19th. The fire is estimated to be around
2,500 acres and is moving through mostly grass and some juniper and pinyon fuels.
The fire has forced the evacuation of a nearby laminating and wood facility and is threatening a transfer station in the
area.
More than 50 firefighters are working to stop the fire’s movement, including crews from AZ State Forestry, Eagar,
Springerville, Alpine, Greer, Vernon and St. Johns Fire Departments.
Additional resources are in en route to the fire.
For more information, contact Tiffany Davila at 602-540-1036 or by email at
tdavila@dffm.az.gov
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2 thoughts on “This grass fire West of Eagar has been stopped.

  1. Haven’t seen any official notice changes on this fire for over 20 hours now (Inciweb, AZ EIN, etc. and the 311 line had no info on the fire at all last time I checked). Your post is the only one I have seen saying the ‘fire has been stopped’. Does that mean it’s 100% contained, or controlled, or out, or…? Is the highway still closed?
    Thanks,
    Terry

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