6/5/18 at 10:22 a.m.
Size: 1,500 acres
Containment: 0%
Crews worked throughout the night to create fire lines and protect structures. Chris Johnson’s Type 3 Team took over command at 7 a.m. this morning.
The blaze, made up of many brush fires spreading across SR 377 from mile markers 1-22, is burning primarily pinyon juniper and grass.
6/5/18 8:37 am
Navopache Electric Cooperative
HEBER-OVERGAARD FIRE UPDATE for NEC, 6/5/18 8am:
NEC crews continued to work throughout the night repairing infrastructure; they were able to identify nine (9) known structures down; five (5) have been repaired. Crews continue their work today, coordinating with Incident Command. Barring unforeseen circumstances, they hope to re-energize our substation sometime this afternoon. Please feel free to check our website at navopache.org and click on our “Outages” to view our Interactive Outages Map. Updates will be posted as they are available.