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Good afternoon. This will be the final update for the Boundary Fire, unless a significant event occurs which warrants sending out an update. Thank you for all your support during this time. For additional inquiries please contact the
Coconino National Forest at (928) 224-8306. The Boundary Fire phone number and email account will be deactivated tonight. Updates will continue to be posted to the
Boundary Fire Inciweb page as needed. Thank you, Carrie Templin SWA IMT5 Public Information Officer Media & Public Information Contact: Email:
BoundaryFireInfo@xxxxxxxxx Phone: (928) 288-2577
Through 8:00 pm Monday, June 26, 2017
Boundary Fire command transferring to type 3 incident commander
This will be the last update unless significant changes occur
Williams,
Ariz.,
June 26,
2017—For Immediate
Release. The
Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5 will transfer command of the Boundary Fire to Incident Commander Quentin Johnson at 7 a.m. Tuesday, June 27, 2017, who will assume command of the Boundary Fire.
The Boundary Fire is transitioning to a Type 3 organization because the fire has reached the established containment lines, the number of firefighting resources needed to finish repair work has decreased significantly, and the
fire received rain on Sunday afternoon. These combined factors lead to the decision that a Type 3 organization is appropriate to finish the remaining repairs before the Boundary fire can be declared controlled.
For any additional information on the Boundary Fire beginning Tuesday, June 27, 2017, please call the Coconino National Forest at (928) 224-8306. The BoundaryFireInfo@xxxxxxxxx email account will be shut
down, and no longer monitored. For
more information on
the Boundary
Fire,
visit
inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5209/.
Quick
updates
will also
be
provided via
Twitter
at @KaibabNF
and @CoconinoNF.
Location:
Approximately
17
miles
northwest
of Flagstaff,
burning in the
Kendrick
Mountain Wilderness and ponderosa pine forest north and east of the Wilderness on the
Coconino and Kaibab National Forests.
Closures: Closure are still in effect for several roads around the fire perimeter. Closure Order Number 04-17-16-F, includes all or parts of Forest Roads 9005, 9023C, 91, 736, 144,
171, and 193, ending at US Highway 180. All roads and trails within the fire perimeter are closed to the public. For information about highway closures please visit
azdot.gov or
visit ADOT’s Travel Information Site at
www.az511.gov.
Fire Restrictions: Kaibab National Forest Order Number
07-17-01-F (map)
and Coconino National Forest Order Number 04-17-15-F. Stage 2 fire restrictions are in effect in the Coconino
National Forest; the Kaibab National Forest remains in Stage 1 fire restrictions.
Trails: The following trails remain closed: Pumpkin Trail; Kendrick Mountain Trail; Bull Basin Trail and the 4th Connector Trail. This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. To manage your subscription visit http://www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription.shtml |
