6/9/18 8:00 a.m. – The National Weather Service has issued forecast information for today  and Sunday including more wind! Many areas of northern Arizona will be under Red Flag Warnings today and that area will increase on Sunday! Red Flag Warnings are issued with sustained winds combined with very low relative humidity combine to cause Critical Fire Weather. This means any fires that start will easily spread!

Fire restrictions remain in place throughout the entire region! These restrictions are in effect for visitors as well as residents and should not be taken lightly. Law enforcement will issue citations for violations. Make sure you know what is and is not allowed in your area as there are differences between Federal forest, State, County, Tribal and Cities/Towns restrictions. Check the “Fire Restrictions, Closures and Maps” tab on our home page to learn more!

6/8/18 – Northeastern Arizona Public Information would like to remind all of our citizens and visitors that restrictions are still in place! The above flyers for unincorporated areas of Apache and Navajo Counties shows what is or is not permitted at this time. Many cities and towns have adopted similar restrictions while some that are not centered in the Wildland Urban Interface have not.

Understanding that there are variances between jurisdictions we suggest that you “Know Before You Go!” so that you are well informed. You can find more information for the various jurisdictions by checking the tab “Fire Restrictions, Closures and Maps“ tab on our home page or by visiting www.firerestrictions.us.

Discovered: Monday, June 4, 2018

Location:  5 miles northeast of Heber/Overgaard, Arizona

Percent contained:  55%

Size: 4833 acres

Cause: Human Caused

Vegetation: Pinyon-Juniper, grass understory

Personnel Assigned: 280

Update: Crews working on the 377 fire faced weather related challenges today including low humidity, gusty winds, blowing ash and debris, and frequent dust devils traveling through the fire zone. Observed fire behavior included single tree torching and multiple hot spot flair-ups in the interior portions of the fire.  Hotspots near the fire line were extinguished as they occurred as crews continued to secure and reinforce the fire line. Today’s efforts resulted in a significant increase in the containment percentage.

Two firefighters on the fire lines received minor injuries in separate events during today’s operational period. Each was transported to a local hospital, treated, and released.

Tomorrow crews will continue with reinforcement, mop-up, monitoring, and patrolling of the fire lines.

Weather: Tomorrow conditions will reach near critical fire weather with high temperatures in the high 80s, and daytime relative humidity down to 7%. Winds will be 15 to 20 miles per hour (mph) and gusts to 30 mph.

Closures and Evacuations: Arizona State Route 377 is closed from Holbrook to the State Route 277 Junction. State Route 277 is open in both directions with reduced speed limits through the fire zone.

InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5825/   

Web: www.fs.usda.gov/asnf

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apachesitgreavesnfs

Twitter: @A_SNFs

Know Before You Go:

• Northeastern Arizona Public Information System: https://311info.net/ or call 311 or 928.333.3412
• Arizona Fire Restrictions: http://firerestrictions.us/az/