Arizona 4 Task Force is at Willow Fire- Arizona 6 dispatched to new fire in Yuma

A new interagency crew arrives from southern Utah and catches up on incidents and local conditions just prior to being dispatched to Yuma, AZ.  From Left to Right:  Ty Bunting, Jory Mason, Karson Sorenson, Ashley Morrison, and Russell Cote.  Photo courtesy of AZ All Hazard Incident Command Team

 

More interagency firefighters arrive for Arizona's Intial Attack Task Forces

The Arizona All Hazard Incident Management Team continues to add new firefighter resources to the six Task Forces staffed and staged for new fire starts in Arizona.  

On Tuesday, June 21,  a new interagency crew arrived from southern Utah, joined the Arizona 6 Task Force, and is now en route to Yuma, Arizona.  The Shanty/Harrison Fire erupted in Yuma last night burning on the California and Arizona side of the Colorado River.  Approximately 80 acres have burned on the California side, 32 acres in Arizona near the Laguna Dam area, for a total estimate of 112 acres.  Private farm lands are threatened on the Arizona side.

Also, on Tuesday, six of seven Arizona Task Force crews were staffed and deployed to the following locations:

Arizona 1 and 2 are at the Monument Fire in Sierra Vista. 

Arizona 3 is assigned Tuesday to the Phoenix/Mesa Gateway Airport

Arizona 4 returns to Payson to fill in behind Forest Service crews committed to the Willow Fire that began there on Sunday.

Arizona 5 is staged at the Phoenix command post for initial attack.

Arizona 6 dispatched to Yuma.

Arizona 7 is currently unstaffed and additional crews are ordered.

Each task force contains five engines, with up to five firefighters, Initial Attack hand crews consisting of 20 personnel, and one water tender that holds an average of 3500 gallons.