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New fire at beeline and Ballantine TH
Posted: Jul 07 2012 2:54 pm
by chumley
Witnessing this on the beeline right now. Appears to have started around 2pm. 2 helicopters on it. Can't upload photo from phone. Somebody on my Facebook can post the photo here...
Choppers are filling at sycamore creek and dumping on fire. Beeline is closed in both directions...
Update to come...
Re: New fire at beeline and Ballantine TH
Posted: Jul 07 2012 3:18 pm
by chumley
Re: New fire at beeline and Ballantine TH
Posted: Jul 07 2012 3:38 pm
by skatchkins
Re: New fire at beeline and Ballantine TH
Posted: Jul 07 2012 4:14 pm
by Grasshopper
ADOT High Impact Traffic Alerts
(See ADOT link for latest Hwy 87 status-->
http://www.az511.com/adot/files/ )
Re: New fire at beeline and Ballantine TH
Posted: Jul 07 2012 4:24 pm
by chumley
If I had to guess, I would say that it will be under control in the next couple of hours.
DPS said the road would be closed for an additional 90 minutes to clear equipment.
I was then given unofficial permission to drive as fast as I wanted on the closed highway. Apparently my truck has a governor at 105
Re: New fire at beeline and Ballantine TH
Posted: Jul 07 2012 5:44 pm
by Jim
Oh, that sucks. 105 is it? Some sort of company vehicle? Come up to the Rez, go about as fast as you want before the irritating tourists get up and out.
Re: New fire at beeline and Ballantine TH
Posted: Jul 08 2012 4:07 pm
by Tough_Boots
lot of forest service and hotshot vehicles in the area this morning but nothing closed off and it didn't look like anything was still burning