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2014 Fire Season
Posted: Mar 30 2014 1:13 pm
by outdoor_lover
And so it begins....The Secret Fire...Luckily this was addressed quickly...We are seriously going to be paying for our Dry Winter....
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/high-w ... 963f4.html
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 09 2014 11:20 am
by Jim
Ha, I was just logging on to post these.
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3939/
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3940/
Maybe Liz can provide us with status updates from her drive to the Canyon for tours, and any hikes of Sitgreaves she may attempt.
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 09 2014 4:59 pm
by chumley
Tonto is ending restrictions beginning Friday.
The notice does not address Fossil Creek, but I can't imagine the closure will continue. If you want to go, call the hotline first, but I presume the closure will also be lifted on Friday.
http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/tonto/new ... PRD3807822
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 09 2014 5:09 pm
by The_Eagle
chumley wrote: I presume the closure will also be lifted on Friday.
So you're spreading rumors and/or conjecture without having the facts?
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 09 2014 5:13 pm
by chumley
@1-800chumley wrote:If you want to go, call the hotline first
Yup. I think that's exactly how I put it.
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 09 2014 8:37 pm
by azbackpackr
I'll keep an eye out for smoke when driving up and down 64. I didn't notice any today, but I wasn't looking for it. I've been driving in rain every afternoon, but not in every area I pass through. This afternoon it was raining here and there at the Canyon, which was gorgeous to see, off in the distance, at the viewpoints where we stopped after lunch, Navajo and Lipan.
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 09 2014 9:23 pm
by PrestonSands
azbackpackr wrote:...But I have to work...
You call in sick tomorrow and go hike that mountain!!!
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 09 2014 10:42 pm
by hippiepunkpirate
I noticed a couple this morning while driving north on 64 from Williams about 9am. One was definitely in the Kaibab forest just south of the Canyon, I thought it looked further east than what's shown on Inciweb but it is hard to recall. Didn't notice the one near Sitgreaves, but I thought I saw a plume out to the west of 64 near the Canyon as well.
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 10 2014 8:16 am
by azbackpackr
Preston wrote:azbackpackr wrote:...But I have to work...
You call in sick tomorrow and go hike that mountain!!!
I am pretty sure I don't have to be at work today until about 2 p.m. so maybe I can hike part of the Benham Trail.
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 10 2014 12:08 pm
by chumley
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 10 2014 5:44 pm
by chumley
Prescott NF and Coronado NF have also rescinded restrictions beginning tomorrow at 8am. Fires are now permitted on all NF land in Arizona, except where otherwise posted.
http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/coronado/ ... PRD3807928
http://www.prescottenews.com/index.php/ ... 11-8-00-am
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 15 2014 10:10 pm
by Jim
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 15 2014 10:28 pm
by PatrickL
Does my brain deceive me or is that map telling me all of Sitgreaves Mountain is toasted? That's a bummer - I wanted to hike it next week.
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 15 2014 10:36 pm
by Jim
Hike it, unless there is a closure, that fire is not hot.
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 16 2014 4:17 am
by azbackpackr
That fire can't possibly be burning hot. We've had rain most days. On Monday I talked to some firefighters I saw at the gas station in Williams. They said the reason I haven't noticed smoke is because the fire is not burning very hot, and is about over with.
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 16 2014 8:06 am
by Jim
Well, dry the the next few days so hopefully they burn again.
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 18 2014 12:46 pm
by Tough_Boots
The General Fire hasn't hit InciWeb yet... but they better be careful with my Cabin Loop
http://www.azein.gov/emergency-informat ... t-coconino
Fire managers on the Coconino National Forest (NF) are utilizing four lightning-caused fires to benefit forest health. These fires are burning at a low intensity and mainly across the forest floor - the way fire historically and naturally would in this ecosystem – and will be used to accomplish several objectives including restoring wildlife habitat, promoting healthy vegetation, and reducing fuels and the risk of severe fire thus creating safer conditions for residents, visitors and firefighters.
With drier conditions in the forecast for the next several days, crews are anticipating fire behavior and smoke to increase and will be using various tactics to ensure the fires move through the landscape at appropriate intensities and within pre-determined boundaries. In addition, fire managers will be working closely with the Department of Environmental Quality, municipal fire departments, and neighboring forests to monitor smoke impacts.
Crews will continue actively managing these fires while objectives are being met and weather and other conditions allow.
Willard Fire
Size: Approximately 15 acres
Location: South of Flagstaff between I-17 and Oak Creek Canyon, near the Willard Springs Interchange.
Behavior: Creeping, smoldering
Smoke may be noticeable from I-17, Munds Park, Kachina Village, Hwy 89A, Oak Creek Vista, as well as portions of the Sedona area. The immediate fire area is closed for public safety, but no road or trail closures are in place at this time. Visitors in the area should be cautious of fire crews and equipment.
Bar M Fire
Size: Approximately 25 acres
Location: 5 miles southwest of Mormon Lake near Forest Roads 240 and 91.
Behavior: Creeping, smoldering
Smoke will be noticeable from Lake Mary Road, Munds Park, and Mormon Lake Village. The immediate fire area is closed for public safety, but no road or trail closures are in place at this time. Visitors in the area should be cautious of fire crews and equipment.
Pothole Fire
Size: Approximately 115 acres
Location: 22 miles north of Payson
Behavior: Creeping, smoldering
Smoke may be noticeable in the Camp Verde area during the evening and early morning hours. The immediate fire area is closed for public safety, but no road or trail closures are in place at this time. Visitors in the area should be cautious of fire crews and equipment.
General Fire
Size: Approximately 110 acres
Location: 15 miles northeast of Payson, off Forest Roads 300 and 95
Smoke may affect local subdivisions in the Blue Ridge community. The immediate fire area is closed for public safety. The Fred Haught Trail and a portion
- See more at:
http://www.azein.gov/emergency-informat ... InNuu.dpuf
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 18 2014 1:52 pm
by azbackpackr
I took some photos from I-40 this morning of the smoldering fires on Sitgreaves Mountain. They seem to be on a minor peak to the east, mostly. Also, yesterday afternoon's view from Lipan Point was very smoky from the fire near Tusayan. I haven't been to the Canyon today, not sure if I'll be going there today. The wind has come up and it's fairly hot and dry today.
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 18 2014 2:08 pm
by joebartels
Tough_Boots wrote: they better be careful with my Cabin Loop
Calm down and stop being so emotional.
Jim's Law - if an asteroid is headed for earth we should not change it's course to save mankind
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 18 2014 2:32 pm
by Tough_Boots
joe bartels wrote:Calm down and stop being so emotional.
I thought my refrain from exclamations or emoticons was a show of calmness ;)
but seriously... they better be careful with my Cabin Loop
Re: 2014 Fire Season
Posted: Jul 18 2014 2:49 pm
by azbackpackr
Tough_Boots wrote:but seriously... they better be careful with my Cabin Loop
I haven't hiked it yet, so I'd have to concur. I want to see it.