Very large air tanker (VLAT) retardant drop on the Quemado Fire 06/16/2016

6/17/16 @ 7:58 am

311info call center operations is run by a group of volunteers. We are not large enough to stay open 24 hours a day.  We shut down in the evening so our volunteers can go home to rest. The call center opens back up at 7am. The call center volunteers appreciate your understanding and patience. We only push out information that we have received from official sources. During the beginning stages of fires, this information is often slow in coming. As soon as we get the information, we always post the information as soon as we get it.

Navajo and Apache County are still in stage 1 fire restrictions in the unincorporated areas.

The press conference scheduled for 10am this morning at Showlow High School, has been CHANGED to 1200.

Quemado Fire in Apache County is still 700, acres, with 80% containment and is in monitor status.

Cedar Creek Fire in Navajo County is currently at 9,200 acres. this includes burnout.  There has been no containment at this time. The Type I Incident Management Team has taken over the fire as of last night. There will be a press conference today at 12:00 at the Whipple Elementary School. All pre-evacuations for Show Low, Pinetop-Lakeside remain in place.

06/16/2016, 09:35am

At this time, a secondary evacuation shelter location is being set up at the Round Valley Middle School, located at 126 W. 2^nd St., Eagar, Arizona. We will update once that shelter is up and running.