Tiger Fire
Acres: 5,567
Percent Containment: 0%
Date/Time Detected: June 30, 3:45 p.m.
Fuels: Chaparral and Grass
Number of Resources: 76
Cause: Lightning
Origin/Location: 11 miles east of Crown King.
The Tiger Fire remains active, with short duration runs due to wind and topography pushing the fire to the north and east onto Bureau of Land Management lands. Firefighters continue to focus on the western and eastern part of the fire. On the western side of the fire in Horsethief Basin they are identifying roads that could be used for control lines and identifying hazards. On the eastern side of the fire in the rural portions of Black Canyon City firefighters are identifying old mines and other hazards and looking at values of risk for future structure protection. Due to severe drought, fuels are dry or dead making for good fire fuels.
Access into the Castle Creek Wilderness is limited by the steep terrain making it unsafe for firefighters to fight the fire directly at the edge. The incident management team is being strategic on the placement of firefighting resources to ensure safe ingress/egress. Protection of life is the highest priority.
CLOSURES: The Prescott National Forest has implemented a full Forest Closure. See the Prescott NF website for more information https://www.fs.usda.gov/
FIRE RESTRICTIONS: For fire restriction information around Arizona, visit: https://wildlandfire.az.gov/
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Rafael Fire
Current as of 7/3/2021, 8:12:27 PM
Incident Type: Wildfire
Cause: Lightning
Date of Origin: Friday June 18th, 2021 approx. 07:27 PM
Location: 4 miles N of Perkinsville, AZ, E of Hwy 89
Incident Commander: Troy Mueller (ICT3)
Incident Description: 4 Lightning Caused Fires In The Area: Rafael, Sand Flat, Archibald, Horney.
Total Personnel: 113
Size: 78,065 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained: 95%
Estimated Containment Date: Thursday July 15th, 2021 approx. 12:00 AM
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Painted Fire
The fire grew very little over night despite not receiving any rain. Fire crews are taken advantage of the minimal fire movement to prepare detailed home assessments in the area for actions needed before/if the fire moves closer. These assessments will be used now and for future reference if other fires occur is in the area. Apache Lake Marina, Burnt Corral Campground and Hwy 88/Apache Trail are still closed. There is a 30% chance of storms early, increasing to 50% this afternoon. Concerns are still out flow winds from past storms, steep rugged and inaccessible terrain.
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Bottom Fire
Current as of 7/3/2021, 5:08:15 PM
Incident Type: Wildfire
Cause: Lightning
Date of Origin: Monday June 28th, 2021 approx. 12:00 AM
Location: Approximately 7 miles west of Bylas, AZ.
Total Personnel: 205
Size: 4,655 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained: 89%
The fire is confined to the river channel due to lack of fuels above it.
