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Attached is today’s press release concerning the Burnt Complex. Respectfully, David Hercher
Burnt Complex update: July 30, 2015
Fredonia, Ariz., July 30, 2015 –
Residents living in and around the North Kaibab Ranger District may be seeing light smoke on the horizon over the next few days. “In order to moderate fire behavior, firefighters introduced fire to the top of the ridgeline today (along Forest Road 274C) so it will back slowly downhill, lessening the likelihood of a high-intensity-up-slope
run of the main wildfire,” said North Kaibab Ranger District Acting Fire Management Officer Dave Gesser. Firefighters anticipate smoke production to lessen as fire behavior moderates over the coming days. Local weather for the Kaibab Plateau calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop this afternoon and extend through tomorrow with a 40-percent chance of precipitation tonight and a 30-percent chance
tomorrow. Fire Name/Date Started: Burnt Complex; the Burnt Fire was discovered on July 5, and
the Corral Fire on July 9. Cause:
Lightning Planning Area Boundary:
The
established 3,915-acre planning area is bound by Forest Service Road (FSR) 228 on the north, FSR 274 on the south and west, and FSR 22 on the east. Size:
3,026 acres
Smoke:
Smoke is visible today but minimal throughout portions of the district near the planning area. Resources Committed: 1 Type II Wildland Fire
Module, 3 Type-6 engines, 25 wildland firefighters, 7 overhead; 32 personnel total. Closures: Currently no road or trail closures
are in effect or anticipated; however, hazard signs are posted, and motorists should exercise caution when around traveling near the planning area boundary. Get fire activity updates and maps 24 hours-a-day:
Fire Information Line: 928-635-8311
InciWeb:
inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4381/ Text Message: text ‘follow kaibabnf’ to 40404 |
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1650-1_d3_BurntComplexUpdate_2015_0730.pdf
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