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Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 18 2013 12:53 pm
by PrestonSands
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2013 Doce Fire Perimeter Map, Arizona <<<
From the Prescott Courier website:
6/18/2013 11:50:00 AM
Breaking News: Wildland Fire jumps Iron Springs Road near mile marker 8
Willie Owens sent in this photo of the early stages of what is being called the Dosie Fire.
According to police and fire scanner traffic at 11:36 a.m. today a wildland fire is currently burning near mile marker 8 on Iron Springs Road in Prescott, Ariz.
Yavapai County Sheriff's scanner traffic reports law enforcement officials are closing westbound Iron Springs at Skyline Drive. Prescott Fire and Central Yavapai Fire District have just issued a general recall for all off duty and reserve firefighters to report to their duty stations. Reports indicate that the fire has jumped Iron Springs Road. The public should avoid this area.
This fire started southwest of Granite Mountain at "Doce Pit", near the north end of West Spruce Trail #264. Granite Basin and Little Granite Trailheads are closed.
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 18 2013 11:43 pm
by chumley
Doce now has a page on Inciweb: ( dead link removed )
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 18 2013 11:45 pm
by PatrickL
Not looking forward to seeing the fire perimeter on this one.
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 19 2013 1:53 am
by PrestonSands
I shot these photos about two hours ago, looking at the north side of Granite Mountain:
Pretty much cooked.
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 19 2013 6:20 am
by Nighthiker
Observed the DC 10 air tanker fly over Gold Canyon around 8pm last night, its going to be a tough day.
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 19 2013 6:40 am
by azbackpackr
Preston the yeti wrote:I shot these photos about two hours ago, looking at the north side of Granite Mountain:
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Pretty much cooked.
Nice photos. Haven't hiked it, wish I had.
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 19 2013 7:46 am
by mazatzal
@Preston the yeti
Reports just say they know it was human caused but no details yet.
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 19 2013 9:27 am
by kingsnake
Yeti: How far away were you when you shot those? And what general direction?
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 19 2013 9:35 am
by kingsnake
No perimeter yet on inciweb or google, but I found this:
http://wildfiretoday.com
And this, the AZ equivalent of the Yavapai County site posted earlier: ( dead link removed )
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 19 2013 2:10 pm
by kingsnake
As of 20 minutes ago, Yavapai has a fire outline map up:
http://www.regionalinfo-alert.org
Basically, it is toasting Granite Mountain, but staying north of Iron Springs Rd ...
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 19 2013 2:26 pm
by chumley
Note that perimeter is of the burn area from last night. 15 hours of burning has happened since then.
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 19 2013 8:07 pm
by PaleoRob
Dang! We were Red Flag conditions up here (though still no restrictions!). Hope the winds are calmer down there and they can start making headway overnight.
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 19 2013 10:47 pm
by BEEBEE
The DC-10 tanker is operating out of Williams Gateway. I have been looking at it all day coming in and out of IWA.
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 20 2013 8:29 am
by chumley
As of 11:30pm last night (6/19) the fire was at 6379 acres via infrared imagery. See attached.
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 21 2013 6:52 pm
by kingsnake
No smoke at all in Wilhoit, just 9 miles south of the fire. Beautiful clear blue skies today ...
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnkSkvw1io8
It was partly cloudy, but really looked bluer than the video conveys ...
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Jun 24 2013 9:49 pm
by Dschur
( dead link removed )
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Oct 21 2013 9:26 pm
by PrestonSands
Heard today from the Prescott ranger office that the Granite Mountain Trail #261 is open once again.
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Oct 22 2013 7:46 am
by ASUAviator
Saw a growing fire just to the south/east of granite mountain yesterday on my way home
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Oct 22 2013 9:15 am
by The_Eagle
@ASUAviator
Probably part of this
Prescribed Burning Planned October 21-26
Release Date: Oct 21, 2013 Prescott, Arizona
Contact: Debbie Maneely, (928) 443-8130
Prescott, AZ(October 18, 2013) – Fire managers are planning to burn Monday through Saturday, pending favorable weather conditions. Predicted weather conditions are creating favorable conditions to burn brush crush (chipping/mulching) debris left over from previous thinning projects. Depending on weather conditions all of the follow may occur.
The following is planned for October 21-26:
Monday:
Granite Basin Lake (T14N, R3W, S11) – 250 acres of Mastication (Brush Crush)
Re: Doce Fire-Prescott N.F.
Posted: Oct 22 2013 9:21 am
by BobP
coanbru wrote:Mastication
I love that word....and I love masticating steak.
