Sunflower Fire News Release
May 25, 2012 11:00 a.m.
Fire Information: (575) 302-2107
Website: www.inciweb.org
Acres: 17,618 Start date: May 12, 2012
Cause: Under Investigation Location: 21 miles south of Payson
Containment: 43 percent Fuels: Grass, chaparral, pinyon pine
Terrain: Steep, rugged Resources: 2 crews, 5 engines,
Total personnel: 67 Available air support: 1 helicopter
Summary:
Previously unburned pockets
of vegetation within the Sunflower Fire perimeter have burned actively
during the past couple of days resulting in increased fire acreage.
Incident
Commander Brian Achziger got a birdseye view of the fire yesterday
during a reconnaissance flight. The most active fire behavior continues
to occur in the steep,
remote, rugged wilderness terrain near Mt. Peeley.
Firefighters
are ensuring control lines adjacent to State Route 87 (the Beeline
Highway) remain secure as holiday weekend traffic increases. Distant
smoke from the Mazatzal
Wilderness Area may be visible to passing motorists but it is not
expected to result in any major highway closures. Uncontrolled firelines
are being closely monitored from the air and by a wildland fire module
on the ground.
Area visitors and residents are reminded to
be aware of emergency vehicles
that may be entering and exiting roadways in suppression and monitoring
efforts. Fire restrictions are in effect in the Tonto National Forest
and
may be viewed online at www.fs.usda.gov/tonto.
For statewide road conditions and closures please go to
www.az511.gov or dial 5-1-1 from any landline or mobile phone from anywhere in Arizona. (From outside Arizona, dial
1-888-411-ROAD (7623) or 602-523-0244).
For more smoke information and air quality forecasts, please visit the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality website at
www.azdeq.gov/environ/air/smoke/fire.html.
HAVE A SAFE HOLIDAY WEEKEND!
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