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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture U.S. Forest Service Coconino National Forest www.twitter.com/CoconinoNF www.flickr.com/photos/coconinonationalforest For Immediate Release: Sunday, November 30, 2014
Media Contact:
Brienne Magee – cell: 928-310-6035
431 Fire 100% Contained, Crews respond to Kendrick 2 Fire Flagstaff,
Ariz. –
Firefighters were successful in containing the 431 Fire. Containment lines held throughout the night, and crews remain on scene patrolling and mopping up. Smoke will
be noticeable from Hwy 89 for the next couple days as logs and stumps in the interior continue to smolder.
431 Fire final size: 204 acres Cause: Human-caused, under investigation Crews are on scene of a new start – the Kendrick 2 Fire – located approximately 20 miles northwest of Flagstaff off Hwy 180 near Kendrick Mountain and Horseshoe
Hill. This is in the vicinity of the Kendrick Fire from November 23, and in the burn scar from the 1996 Horseshoe Fire.
The fire is approximately 75 acres burning in grass and heavy dead/down fuels from the old Horseshoe Fire. It started on the west side of Hwy 180 and has moved
to the east side of the highway. Fire managers are working with law enforcement to direct traffic on the highway. Hwy 180 is temporarily closed in both directions.
No structures are threatened.
The fire is human-caused and under investigation.
Fire managers anticipate containing the fire by tonight with a final size of 300-500 acres.
The Coconino National Forest has responded to several human-caused fires recently and investigators are asking that if the public has any information on these
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