Firefighters Provide Suppression to Protect Communities from Grapevine Fire
Today (Wednesday, July 26, 2023), firefighters will continue to monitor the fire along the western perimeter control lines. Crews continue hand pre that includes removing of vegetation and exposing...
View ArticleFire Crews Continue to Protect Properties from Grapevine Fire as Residents...
Fire crews will be continuing the process of monitoring the western side of the fire while holding and improving existing control lines with fire equipment, ncluding dozers and helicopters, to protect...
View ArticleWeather Still Not Enough to Extinguish Grapevine Fire Completely
Fire crews are helped by the current weather lessening the ignitability of light fuels while the heavy fuels are still showing heat in the interior of the fire area. Continued efforts by fire personnel...
View ArticleFire Crews Continue to Build Control Lines on the Grapevine Fire
A combination of hand tools and saws were used to build much needed control lines along the west side of the fire by crews. A major protection effort was completed by dozers along the north and east...
View ArticleRain Assists Crews Fighting the Grapevine Fire
Great news, the fire area received up to a ¼ inch of rain and some parts of Mingus Mountain received 2 inches. Fire crews completed protection of Mingus Mountain Academy. Additional control lines are...
View ArticleAircraft Assist Fire Crews by Delivering Water and Retardant to Protect...
Masticators (heavy equipment) and fire crews working along the FR132 have completed their task of building control lines. Ongoing efforts to construct the lines up the FR9002W north of Whitehorse...
View ArticlePrescribed Fire Alert: Verde Ranger District to Ignite 4,130 Acres on Mingus...
Fire managers on the Verde Ranger District plan to burn 4,130 acres of the 132 Blacklining RX. Ignitions are planned to start on Monday October 23, 2023, through Sunday, November 5, 2023, pending...
View ArticlePrescribed fire continues near Cherry on the Verde Ranger District
Fire managers on the Verde Ranger District plan to burn 2,805 acres of the Crater RX. Ignitions are planned to start on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, through Thursday, November 9, 2023, pending favorable...
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