![]() Yesterday to the north on the Kaibab and Coconino National Forests, fire crews identified road systems to utilize as fire line to stop the spread north and westward towards identified values at risk. On the Prescott National Forest, the southwest corner of the fire has not advanced west or south for the last two days. The Rafael Fire has advanced into Sycamore Canyon and moved on top to the Mogollon Rim on both the Kaibab National Forest on Sycamore Point and Coconino National Forests near Casner Mountain. Origin/Location: 4 miles north of Perkinsville Snake Fire west of Clints Well holding at 76 acres, receiving precipitation.Check for fire restrictions or information on fire activity around Arizona at. No Drone Zone: A temporary flight restriction remains in place over the Backbone Fire.įire Danger Remains Extreme: Please use caution when recreating or working outdoors. Residents and visitors should contact their county or visit for information regarding evacuation status. The communities of Beasley Flats and Verde Lakes are in a Ready status. Southwest winds will increase during the day with gusts of 13 to 18 mph possible.Įvacuations: Evacuation orders continue to be in place for the communities of Pine and Strawberry. Weather: Temperatures will remain well above normal and are exceeding 100 degrees with single-digit humidity. APS customers can visit aps.com/outagecenter for information on how to be prepared for an outage and to view the APS outage map. APS is monitoring fire progress and will coordinate with emergency response agencies in the event there is a need to take power lines out of service to protect firefighters and/or if the fire or smoke impacts electrical infrastructure. While there has been some impact to APS infrastructure due to the Backbone Fire, there are no customers without power at this time because of fire activity, and disruption in service is not currently anticipated. (APS) is working closely with the agencies responding to wildfires across the state. Motorists are advised to visit for current road closures before traveling.Īrizona Public Service Co. State Route 87 is closed north of Payson to Clints Well. Road Closures: State Route 260 is closed between Camp Verde and State Route 87. Please check the website for your specific National Forest for closure notifications. ![]() Public Land Closures: Because of the extreme fire danger, many of the National Forests in Arizona have been, or soon will be closed to protect public health and safety. Crews are working along State Route 260 to prepare for continued burning operations. Aircraft will be used to keep the fire east of the Verde River and to slow its forward advance wherever they can be effective. Firefighters will be working at strengthening control lines and assessing community defense needs. Residents of Camp Verde and nearby communities will continue to see the fire slowly move northwest towards their towns. Crews will continue to strengthen the community defenses by constructing fire lines and completing structural protection work around the town and residences. On the east side of the fire crews will be attempting to construct a direct fire line on Deadman Mesa to stop forward progression of the fire toward Strawberry and Pine. For this reason, the team anticipates that residents of Strawberry and Pine will stay evacuated for at least another week. This has calmed the fire, but the forecast calls for increasing temperatures and lower humidity into the weekend that will remove any effects of the rain. Yesterday the Backbone Fire received small amounts of rain, ranging from 0.1 to. ![]()
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