Attached is today’s update on the Castle Fire. Also attached is a map that shows the current fire perimeter, the planning area for the wildfire, and the closure that is in effect for the area. To view a more detailed closure area map, please
visit http://bit.ly/CastleClosureMap. For additional information, please contact the Castle Fire Information Center at (928) 643-8152 or (928) 643-8158.
Castle Fire slowly continues burning towards Riggs Canyon
FREDONIA, Ariz.,
July 30, 2019 — Excellent
progress is being made in securing the entire perimeter of the 19,368-acre planning area which defines the outermost boundary of the Castle Fire. The fire has burned north and south from its point of origin, traversing
almost 12 miles of the eastern perimeter of the planning area. As the fire established itself, it gained depth and started spreading southwest towards Riggs Canyon.
Traveling across the landscape, the fire is consuming dead and down material, leaving a footprint of lightly smoldering fine surface fuels and the area
is now primed for regeneration. Active flames are mostly occurring on the flaming front of the fire, which constitutes a small percentage of the 7,900 acres that have burned over the past 19 days.
Although scattered thunderstorms have visited the general area over the past week, no precipitation has materialized over the Castle Fire. When the rains
do arrive however, they will be the catalyst for restoring and renewing the area that the fire has visited. Since July 12th, the lightning-caused Castle Fire has grown to 7,900 acres. It has now moved across about 40% of the planning area and has 177 personnel
assigned. The fire's origin is located about 11 miles south of Jacob Lake, 3 miles west of Highway 67, and just east of Forest Road 761 near Oquer Canyon.
Following long-term planning and preparation for a natural ignition to occur in the right place and at the right time, fire managers have been allowing
the fire to burn naturally within its pre-defined 19,368-acre planning area. A temporary Closure Order is in effect for the Castle Fire area:
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6439/ The Castle Fire poses no danger to structures or other local infrastructure.
CASTLE FIRE OVERVIEW
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