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Attached is today’s news release regarding the Wildcat Fire on the North Kaibab Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest. Thank you! r/s David
Wildcat Fire update
Fredonia, Ariz., June 14, 2016 — For Immediate Release. North Zone firefighters on the North Kaibab Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest are making good
progress on containing the Wildcat Fire, which was discovered earlier yesterday. The following is a brief overview: Start Date: June 13, 2016 Location: South of Highway 89A and southwest of the Forest Road 8910 and 211 junction within the vicinity of the South Canyon trailhead in Saddle Mountain Wilderness. Management strategy: Full suppression. Cause: Lightning caused. Current size: 72 acres. Containment: 50%. Resources: 1 type-3 engine crew, 1 type-3 helicopter, 1 type-2 helicopter, 1 type-1 helicopter, Wildcat Air Attack, Mormon Lake Hotshots, Sawtooth Hotshots, 2 Task
Force Leaders, 1 Task Force Leader trainee, and miscellaneous overhead. Fuel Type: Currently burning in a Pinyon/Juniper fuel type. Smoke: Visitors can expect to see smoke as the wildfire is highly visible from Highway 89A. Forest visitors may call the Kaibab National Forest fire information phone line at (928) 635-8311 for current conditions and the status of fire restrictions.
Additional fire information for the Wildcat Fire can be obtained through InciWeb at
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4782/. To find out where fire restrictions are in effect in Arizona, visit
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