Location:

• Black Mesa Ranger District
• Approximately 4 miles South of Chevelon Lake

 Discovery Date:  September 5, 2016

Size: Approximately 1,776 acres in size in light to medium fuels    Percent Contained: 40%

Location: T12N/R14E/Sec 15 (East side of Slim Jim Canyon)

Cause: Lightning

Resources Assigned: one Type 6 Engine and Miscellaneous overhead

Summary: The Sam Jim Fire is burning in ponderosa pine with a grass understory and in mixed conifer. Fire crews continue to monitor this fire and it’s behavior to keep it within desired conditions. The north end of the fire is in steep canyon country with a high occurrence of snags. Fire fighter safety is our number one priority and placing them in steep unstable terrain could have adverse effects, so we will continue to monitor this area.

Smoke may be visible on Forest Roads 504 and 170 and also visible in the Forest Lakes and Heber-Overgaard areas. If you have any further questions please contact the Black Mesa Ranger District at (928) 535-7300.

Fire Location:
• Lakeside Ranger District
• In the 2002 Rodeo – Chediski Fire area: T10N R19E Section 22.
• East Boundary is Forest Service Road (FR) 132, North Boundary is FR 139, West Boundary is FR 9845K, and the South Boundary is FR 300.

Start Date: September 15, 2016, reported at 11:49
Cause: Lightning
Size: 1,812 acres
Vegetation: Ponderosa Pine and Juniper, with areas of moderate to heavy accumulation of dead and down logs.
Resources: 3 Engines and Miscellaneous Personnel

The Fill Fire is continuing to burn southwest of Pinedale in the previous Rodeo-Chediski Fire perimeter off Forest Service Roads132 and 300 on the Lakeside Ranger District.
Fire crews are expecting precipitation in the area over the next few days and are continuing managed ignitions to clear up pockets of dense fuels within the fire boundaries. Fire activity is still expected to be low, and crews are monitoring winds and weather conditions to ensure fire remains beneficial to the location.

There were no reports of smoke impacts on local communities over the weekend. With continued fire operations today, smoke may become visible from State Highway 60 and U.S. Highway 260, as well as the communities of Heber-Overgaard, Linden, Pinedale, Snowflake, Taylor, Show Low and Pinetop-Lakeside.

Information on the Fill Fire can be found on InciWeb at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5036/, the ASNFs website, http://www.fs.usda.gov/asnf or the Northeastern Arizona Public Information System https://311info.net/ or call 311 or 928-333-3412.

9/22/16 9:36 am
Southwest Area Incident Management Team #1 – Bea Day, Incident Commander
FULTON FIRE UPDATE 9/22/2016
Location: 28 miles east of Payson, AZ – South of State Highway 260
Size: 1,736 acres
Total Personnel: 361, including 9 Hand Crews, 14 Engines, 2 Bull Dozers
Containment: 51%
Strong Gusty Winds Expected Today
Update: The fire displayed minimal activity through the day on Wednesday, allowing crews valuable time to reinforce fire line in anticipation for today’s wind event. Last night firefighters continued to patrol the fire to prevent movement outside of pre-established containment lines. The fire growth reflected in today’s statistics is attributed to improved information gathering resulting in better mapping of the incident area. There was very little actual change in the size of the fire affected area.
Weather: A chance of showers and thunderstorms and higher relative humidity are expected to continue into Friday morning. A frontal passage will occur late today into early Friday, resulting in strong and gusty winds, as well as the wind direction switching from the south to southwest ahead of the front. Dry and warmer conditions are expected over the weekend and into early next week as high pressure aloft builds over the southwestern United States.
Overview: The Fulton Fire was ignited by a lightning strike early Monday, September 12 mid-slope along the Mogollon Rim near the Mogollon Rim Visitor’s Center. Firefighters are fully suppressing the fire as they can do so safely and effectively to help protect local communities, powerlines, recreation sites, travel corridors, wildlife habitat and timber sale areas. They will use a range of tactics to minimize firefighter and public risk and promote forest health. Low intensity fire will be used to minimize smoke impacts.
Firefighters are using existing road and trail systems to contain the north side of the fire. Firefighters plan to keep fire within the perimeter of the 2009 Bachelor Fire using previously established fire control lines on the southeast side of the fire. On the south side of the fire, firefighters are using fuel treatment barriers and established control lines.
Community Meeting: The Fulton Fire Incident Management Team and Gila County Emergency Management are hosting a community meeting today, September 22, at 4 pm at the LDS church in Christopher Creek. Fire personnel will provide an overview on fire activity and plans for management operations for the coming days. An American Sign Language interpreter will be on site.
Fire Information: For additional fire information, visit http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5031/ or follow @TontoForest on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tontoforest. An interactive fire map can be found at: http://bit.ly/FultonFireMap. If you wish to be on our mailing list for updates or have questions, you may contact us at FultonFireInfo@gmail.com or call (505)750-4636 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.