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Please see attached news release regarding today’s Cat Fire update on the North Kaibab Ranger District of the Kaibab National
Forest. Thank you! Respectfully, D. Hercher
Showers Expected in Forecast for Higher Terrain
Areas Fredonia, Ariz., Sept. 24, 2018 — For Immediate Release.
Although there has been change in overhead, Kody Stoner, the new incident commander on the Cat fire stated, “Not much change has occurred on the fire and activity remains low. There was no smoke visibility yesterday.” With showers expected to come in over
higher terrain areas between Monday and Tuesday, fire activity will be very quiet. Cat Fire Overview: Date reported: August 6, 2018
Cause: Lightning Size:
4,491 acres
Personnel: 35 Location:
The Cat Fire is about 25 miles southeast of Jacob Lake in the Saddle Mountain Wilderness on the North Kaibab Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest.
Fuel: Mixed conifer, ponderosa pine and pinyon-juniper/mountain
mahogany. Weather:
Mostly sunny with
expected showers over higher terrain between Monday and Tuesday. Area, road and trail closure:
The restricted area is depicted on the attached map, and includes the boundary roads and trails described as beginning at the junction of Forest Road (FR) 610 and the Arizona Trail
#101, then north to the junction with the Arizona Trail #101 and North Canyon Trail #4, then proceeding east on the North Canyon Trail #4 to FR 631 continuing to FR 8910 Junction. Then south on the FR8910 to South Canyon #6/ Nankoweap Trail #57, then going
west on the South Canyon #6/Nankoweap Trail #57 to FR610 continuing west on FR610 to the Junction of FR 610 and the Arizona Trail #101. Smoke: Smoke impacts have been minimal thus
far, but motorists are asked to always use caution when driving near or around all fires. For more information on local air quality resources, please visit
https://www.airnow.gov/.
For additional information the following sources are available: InciWeb:
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6109/
Website:
www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab
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