Acres: 392 | Containment: 0% | Total personnel: 77
Start Date: July 10th, 2023 | Cause: Lightning/Natural | Location: 6 miles SW of Alpine, AZ Fuels: Heavy dead and down from the Wallow Fire of 2011
Highlights: The fire is spreading downhill in heavy dead and down trees with grass understory. Fire activity decreased yesterday because of precipitation. A Type 3 Incident commander has been ordered and is expected to be on the scene today.
Operations: Contain/confine strategies continue today. Monitoring, confinement work from existing forest service roads and containment operations will continue as weather and fire conditions allow, while simultaneously considering firefighter safety first. Minimal movement in all directions is expected.
Evacuations: No evacuations currently.
Weather: Thunderstorm activity is expected to continue in the general area, accompanied by potential lightning activity.
Restrictions: The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests are in Stage I Fire and Smoking Restrictions, learn more at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/asnf/alerts-notices/…
Information related to fire restrictions across public and private land can be found at: https://ein.az.gov
Forest roads in the area may be restricted or closed depending on the operational needs of firefighters.
Smoke: An interactive smoke map at fire.airnow.gov/ allows you to zoom into your area to see the latest smoke conditions. Smoke may be visible from Hwy 191, especially at night.
Online: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov
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