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VIDEO UPDATE: Potato Fire
6 PM VIDEO REPORT from NAZ Today
UPDATE: Potato Fire 40 Percent Contained, 102 Acres
4 PM UPDATE: The fire has grown to about 100 acres, and firefighters have the fire 20 percent contained. Coconino County Sheriff’s Office investigators are currently on scene…
Twin Fire: Update, With Video Report
Windy conditions were still present on the fire today , however aircraft operations were not hindered . Helicopters successfully worked on hot spots throughout the day in concert with ground crews. Fire lines have now been completed around the entire perimeter of the Twin Fire…
10 PM Update: Twin Fire Now 10-15 Percent Contained
LATEST UPDATE HERE (OCTOBER 5TH, 6 PM)
10:00 PM UPDATE, OCTOBER 4: Personnel working the fire has nearly doubled since yesterday; 450 firefighters are currently working the fire. Fire still at 10-15 percent containment.
7:00 PM UPDATE, OCTOBER 4: Despite heavy winds throughout most of the day, the Twin Fire stayed at 1,000 acres. The fire is [...]
9 PM Update- Twin Fire Hits 1000 Acres; Crews Make Progress Today
For today’s (Sunday, 10/4) updates, click HERE.
Click HERE for a video update from Jackie Banks, Public Affairs Officer for the Kaibab National Forest.
9:00 PM UPDATE, OCTOBER 3- The Twin Fire is listed at 1,000 acres as of 6 PM this evening, with crews able to slow the progress of the fire. Ground and air crews [...]
Smoke from Broadcast Burn Visible Today
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today)– Gusty winds have spread smoke southward from a prescribed burn near Flagstaff. The burn is the Woody Ridge broadcast burn, located near US 180 and Snowbowl Road.
Forest Service spokesman Brady Smith says that officials decided to conduct the burn today in hopes that the wind would carry the smoke away from Flagstaff.
The [...]
Water Wheel Fire 90 Percent Contained
PAYSON (NAZT) – Firefighters have gained the upper hand on the Water Wheel Fire, which at one point caused the evacuation of the small communities of Whispering Pines and Beaver Valley, is now 90 percent contained at 773 acres.
The Arizona Central West Zone Incident Management Team will transfer management of the fire to a local [...]
Day 3 (Updated): Crews Make Substantial Progress on the Water Wheel Fire
UPDATE: Beaver Valley residents have been allowed to return to their homes, and Whispering Pines residents will be allowed to return to their homes at 5 pm. Fire behavior is minimal, with crews focusing on mop-up operations. Fire officials are saying that the focus will soon shift to localized flooding, with the remnants of Hurricane [...]
Day 2: Water Wheel Fire Now 10 Percent Contained; Evacuation Continues
PAYSON– Firefighters made progress on the Water Wheel Fire Sunday night after conducting burnout operations and receiving some much-needed help. Tony Sciacca’s Arizona Central West Zone Type-2 Incident Management Team arrived at 10 PM Sunday evening, according to a spokesperson from the Tonto National Forest. The fire is still listed at 500 acres.
192 personnel are [...]
500 Acre Water Wheel Fire North of Payson- Day 1
PAYSON– An evacuation order remains in effect for residents of Whispering Pines and for the Water Wheel Campground eight miles northeast of Payson this morning. Officials still list the fire at 0% contained. The Water Wheel Fire started near the Water Wheel Campground and was reported just before 2:00 pm Sunday afternoon.. The fire grew [...]
