Mistake Peak Fire on Tonto National Forest at 2,700 acres
11 miles east of Punkin Center, Ariz., Aug. 13, 2012, noon
Fire Facts
Incident Commander:
Andrew Serrano
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Date reported:
Aug. 8, 1800 hrs.
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Number of personnel: 120
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Location:
33,53.838 x 111,8.802
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Resources committed:
Sacramento Hot Shots
Mormon Lake Hot Shots
Santa Fe Hot Shots
2 Type 2 crews (San Carlos; Fort Apache Agency)
2 engines
1 water tender
2 dozers
Resources en route:
More resources are arriving and will be ordered by the Type 2 incident management team
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Cause:
Under investigation
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Aircraft:
1 air attack plane assigned to forest for monitoring fire activity
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Size: 2,700 acres and growing
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Cooperators:
Arizona Game and Fish Dept.
Gila County Sheriff’s Office, DPS
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Containment: 15 %
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Est. cost: $2,000,000
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Terrain:
Rough, inaccessible
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Fuels:
Pinyon, Juniper, Oak brush, chaparral
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Ponderosa pine
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Summary:
The Northern Arizona Type 2 team, incident commander Matt Reidy, is
arriving
today. The above-normal temperatures continue to be of concern for
firefighter safety, and are accelerating the reduction of fuel moisture
despite the recent monsoon rains. Extremely rough terrain also
complicates firefighting challenges.
The
fire, moving north and east, has transitioned from grass/brush fuels to
Ponderosa Pine timber which will burn for a longer duration.
There has been little change on the western and southern boundaries of the fire over the last 24 hours.
On the northern boundary, Forest
Road 609, there was a slop-over but firefighters were able to catch it
and hold it overnight. Downslope winds increased the fire’s eastern
flank, crossing
FR236. Forest Road 667 is now the eastern containment line; a second
contingency line is being prepped by a dozer.
Firefighters continue to clear vegetation beside key roads to serve as existing containment boundaries. Smoke may be visible.
Today,
firefighters will continue to hold the fire at FR 609, and will work on
securing line on the east and southeast perimeters of the fire. One
air attack plane continues to monitor fire activity.
Closures:
Forest Roads 236 and 236-A.
Forest Road 71
is
closed at the FR 609 and FR 236 junction.
Forest Roads 486 and 416.
Forest Road 609 is closed at
junction with FR 236 and FR 486.
These
road closures affect current bear hunting activities in the area, and
will potentially affect archery deer hunting which begins Wednesday.
For more hunting information, please contact Arizona Game and Fish at 602-942-3000 or view
their website at http://azgfd.gov/
For more information, please contact the Tonto Basin Ranger District at (928) 467-3200, or check online at
www.fs.usda.gov/tonto
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