The Wash Fire
A new fire, the Wash Fire, is now at 1,000 acres in the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest. Fanned by high winds, the blaze that is burning grasses and juniper northeast of Heber Overgaard has grown quickly.
The towns of Heber and Overgaard are experiencing power outages due to the fire's close proximity to electrical lines.
No word yet on the cause of the fire, but the Apache Sitgreaves has been under strict Stage 2 Fire Restrictions since June 3. Firefighters are still battling both the Wallow Fire and the Willow Fire in the Apache Sitgreaves. They are making headway, but neither fire is fully contained.
The following information on road closures in the area of the Wash Fire and other fires around the state is from the Arizona Department of Transportation.
A new fire, the Wash Fire, is now at 1,000 acres in the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest. Fanned by high winds, the blaze that is burning grasses and juniper northeast of Heber Overgaard has grown quickly.
The towns of Heber and Overgaard are experiencing power outages due to the fire's close proximity to electrical lines.
No word yet on the cause of the fire, but the Apache Sitgreaves has been under strict Stage 2 Fire Restrictions since June 3. Firefighters are still battling both the Wallow Fire and the Willow Fire in the Apache Sitgreaves. They are making headway, but neither fire is fully contained.
The following information on road closures in the area of the Wash Fire and other fires around the state is from the Arizona Department of Transportation.
PHOENIX — A new wildfire northeast of Heber has forced the closure of two highways in northeast Arizona today. According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, State Route 377 is closed between the SR 277 junction and SR 77 near Holbrook (mileposts 1-34) and SR 277 is partially closed between Heber (SR 260 junction) and near Snowflake (mileposts 306-321) due to the Wash Fire.
ADOT is recommending drivers consider SR 260 and SR 77 as alternatives. There is no estimated time to reopen the highway.
In addition to the most recent closures, approximately 130 miles of state highways are still closed due to several major wildfires burning across Arizona or due to the threat of wildfires. ADOT reminds motorists that the following closures on state highways remain in effect:
- US 191 is closed over a 77-mile stretch between Alpine and north of Clifton (milepost 176-253).
- SR 261 is closed between the SR 260 junction and SR 273 junction (mileposts 395-413).
- SR 273 is closed south of the Sunrise Ski area to the SR 261 junction (mileposts 383-394).
- SR 366 is closed at milepost 118 leading up to Mount Graham (milepost 143) near Safford after the U.S. Forest Service determined the risk of wildfire is too extreme to allow access.
Additional information on active wildfires can be obtained through the Arizona Division of Emergency Management.
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