The monsoons have arrived, and the Cedar Fire received rainfall on Sunday. The fire was 75% contained by this (Monday) morning. More rain is expected today and demobilization of forces is proceeding rapidly. While 554 firefighters are working on the fire this morning, only the Team itself will remain by Tuesday afternoon. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) will assume command of the fire at 6 A.M. Tuesday.
Southwest Incident Management Team #2 (SWIMT2) extends our heartfelt appreciation to the White Mountain Apache Tribe, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the communities around the fire, and to our cooperators for the excellent working relationships, the support and encouragement, and the effective collaboration we experienced as we worked on the Cedar Fire.
This will be the final Cedar Fire update from SWIMT2. Thank you for welcoming us into your community.
Thank you for the updates. It was my source to go to when i need information about the Cedar Fair. Thank you to ALL who all have help.
You are welcome. We are here year around, so please continue to use the website.
We enjoy hearing that statement. It is why we have the 311 website and hotline. Thank you for staying with us and I hope you continue to do so. We are here all year, every year.
Thanks for all the great info. You guys did an amazing job!
We always appreciate the positive feedback.
It is us that need to Thank you for all your hard work and determination! We are truly grateful for your service and we send our prayer’s to all of you as you reassign to other fires. Please stay safe as the summer moves forward and fire season continues. Again, Thank you for all your help.
God bless all you and thank you. You all have a special calling and you do it well. My prayers are with you as you move on.
Thank You for all of your updates. It helped ease some of the stress during the Cedar Creek fire. Your info was consistently up to date and very much appreciated. And thanks to all fire fighters.
Thank you for the kind words, that is what keeps us going.
I truly believe our firefighters have applied what they’ve learned from past wildfires and did an amazing job of working together and getting ahead of the fire. I hope some of these crews are now on their way to help avoid more devastation in Santa Barbara.
On behalf of the part-time residents that watched closely (and prayed) from afar; a deep and heartfelt thank you to all involved in protecting the friendly White Mountain community and our homes!
How do we ever repay all of your hard work and dedication? Is it possible to list all of the fire departments that contributed so we can send cards (or bring cookies)?
THANKS AGAIN!
I believe they received the message of thanks from the community during the duration of the fire. The posters, signs, and well wishes were very well received. There are just too many to list everyone. It is very thoughtful of you to want to make cookies for them, however, most have already left. On their behalf, thank you for such a nice sentiment.