At 12:47 a.m. Monday the Sawtooth Fire was approximately 2 miles north of Queen Valley and 8 miles northwest of Superior. They’ve been ordering type one Crews and Had air tankers but they ran out of retarded at the Mesa Gateway airport so they had to return to home base or are they flying out of Winslow right now. During a satellite overflight at 2:30 a.m. MDT Monday the fire was six miles east of Gold Canyon, three miles north of Queen Valley, and seven miles northwest of Superior. 6/07/2020 - 11:44 am . Out if control, again. These UAS Operators are qualified and have constant communications with other fire aircraft. Currently 300 firefighters and support are assigned to the fire, with expanded air resources prepared to drop retardant and water on the fire. After working full time in wildland fire for 33 years, he continues to learn, and strives to be a Student of Fire. Lots of bombers were out over Sawtooth yesterday and a couple today. ☹️, – The fire is a Forest Service fire. Sawtooth Fire Information. The Sawtooth Fire east of Phoenix, Arizona was very active Sunday and Sunday night, spreading in all directions. These guys are using everything they have in the area. Fire activity has been minimal and there has been no perimeter growth. The map includes the boundary of the Tonto National Forest (in yellow). The low relative humidity Sunday at Gold Canyon was 10 percent and the high temperature was 112, falling to 78 by 5 a.m. Monday. The fires happening now are typical of desert fires when the conditions are ripe. Sawtooth USFS – Tonto National Forest. Firefighters continue to secure the perimeter. There are no evacuations in effect. 2 VLATS and 4 LATS last I checked at 1700 hrs. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. The wind Sunday was not extreme, blowing at 3 to 8 mph with occasional gusts to 15, and less than that during the night. Any attempts at containment? Right now the state has multiple fires burning. Sawtooth Fire Utilizes Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS or drone) Announcement - 6/8/2020 Final Sawtooth Fire Update Unless Significant Events Occur News - 6/8/2020 Firefighters Continue Suppression Repair Efforts News - 6/7/2020 Your email address will not be published. Sunday night the Forest Service reported that the Sawtooth Fire was 3,500 acres. Click here. The weather forecast for the fire area on Monday predicts a high of 99 to 103 degrees, a minimum humidity of 12 to 17 percent, and 5 to 8 mph upslope winds in the afternoon with isolated gusts to 12. While firefighters faced 104 degrees Monday with 12 percent relative humidity, the wind was slight, about 2 to 5 mph which accounts for the less than massive spread Monday. Acres: 24, 729 acres Percent Containment: 42% Start Date: May 30, 2020Cause: LightningOrigin Location: Superstition Wilderness, two miles Northeast of Peralta Trailhead, Tonto National ForestJurisdiction: Arizona State Lands, private land, Tonto National Forest, including portions of the Superstition WildernessFuels: Tall grass and heavy brushResources: Approximately 380 personnel, Fire Information: (928) 351-7596 (6:00 am to 10:00 pm) Media Line: (928) 351-7618Email: [email protected]Facebook: fb.me/SawtoothFireInfo Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6730/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SawtoothFire, © 2019 Copyright AZEIN All Rights Reserved, https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/6730/51815/, Southwest Area Type I Incident Management Team. Is the state going to let it burn out of control like they did the Woodbury fire? Today’s smoke outlook is available on the web at https://wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/. Map showing the perimeter of the Sawtooth Fire (in red) mapped by a fixed wing aircraft at 12:47 a.m. MDT June 2. I feel so bad for the animals in the area. Projected Activity: estimated – 5000 acres – spreading toward queen valley and SE to Woodbury TH Structures Threatened: None; Damaged: None; Destroyed: None IR Flight: None Critical Resource Needs: None Notes: Threats to private inholdings. Almost immediately I noticed an Orange bright hue directly over the Tonto National Monument around 6:45ish. Most of the containment is on the northeast side of the fire, where the Sawtooth Fire has burned into an area that burned last year during the Woodbury Fire. The Sawtooth Fire east of Phoenix 10 miles east of … When the incident management team releases an update Tuesday morning they are expected to say it has burned over 20,000 acres. Wildfires are a No Drone Zone. Google+ View all posts by Bill Gabbert. Type 3 IC – Jim King. Those houses are already burnt, I hope Queen Valley is not next. This could result in more fire activity than Monday on the south side of the fire north of Queen Valley and northwest of Superior. Arizona Emergency information Network ... Sawtooth Fire - June 5, 2020 Update - High Winds Possible Today. Little fire activity was reported Thursday and containment has increased to 42%. Dry lightning is also possible. Sawtooth Fire Update: firefighters continue suppression repair efforts. Most of the containment is on the northeast side of the fire, where the Sawtooth Fire has burned into an area that burned last year during the Woodbury Fire. Hot dry windy conditions, you are not going to be able to keep all the fires small. The fire is east of Phoenix, six miles east of Gold Canyon. It has grown about a mile closer to Queen Valley, and Monday at 2:30 p.m. was about two miles north of the community. Have a wildland fire news tip? A closure order is in place for the Tonto National Forest for the Peralta Trailhead and surrounding area. Very sad. Register for emergency alerts at https://ein.az.gov/ready-set-go. While this technology does not replace the need for large aircraft and helicopters, it does lower the risk to our crews both in the air and on the ground. There’s no chance of rain. Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, Saturday May 30th, 2020 approx. 2 tankers from New Mexico were here too. There has been limited spread into the Woodbury Fire scar. Firefighters will continue to secure firelines today in anticipation of the significant change in weather this afternoon. The direction was generally from the southwest, but switched to come out of the west-northwest after 10 p.m. and later the northeast, which accounts for the spread of the fire to the south detected by the satellite at 2:30 a.m. Most of the recent spread was on the northwest and south sides. Filter - control incident types displayed on map. Please help firefighters help you by being extremely careful with anything that might cause a fire. Been watching them on my flight tracker. A Type 1 incident management team has been ordered — Sinclair’s team from the Southwest Geographic Area. AZ Emergency Information Network - Ready, Set, Go! There is a new fire to the south that is pulling air resources also. Just a note that the Woodbury fire burned over 123000 acres. If you fly, we can’t. Active fire behavior (Short Crown Runs). The three steps encourage Arizonans to get READY by preparing now for what threatens their community, be SET by maintaining awareness of significant danger and to GO, evacuate immediately when the danger is current and life-threatening. Enter your email address to subscribe and receive notifications of new articles by email. He is 70 years old, but wants to do it!! This is rough country where hand crews can’t get in close. Sunset Fire closes Interstate 17 north of Phoenix, Wildfire potential expected to be above normal in many western locations this summer, Rocky Mountain National Park says there was minimal loss of structures as the wildfire burned into the park, Tough fire season takes toll on firefighters’ mental health, East Troublesome Fire grows to 170,000 acres, Pending legislation related to wildland fire, East Troublesome Fire spreads east across Highway 125, Updated map of the Calwood Fire northwest of Boulder, Colorado. And, please keep in mind our commenting ground rules before you post a comment. Helicopters dropped buckets of water to help cool hotspots. Resources assigned to the Sawtooth Fire are available to respond to new fires in the immediate area and will be ready to do so quickly today. This fire is FULL SUPPRESSION STRATEGY. Never mind the Superstitions burning, again. Every time a drone is spotted near the fire all aircraft are grounded until we can be sure the drone is clear of this area. All of these desert fires are burning through the retardant and getting big quickly. Your email address will not be published. According to heat detected by satellites at 2:30 a.m. Monday it was approximately 11,000 acres. Cause: Lightning/Natural Peralta Road – Near Peralta Trailhead. With the precipitation we had this year has resulted in a bumper crop of fine fuels. He wants to come dig fire line for you. Strong wind may fan lingering pockets of burning logs and brush and if embers land among new fuel sources, such as dry grass, and renewed fire activity is possible. As a firefighter myself, I know they’re doing all they can. (To see all articles about the Sawtooth Fire on Wildfire Today, including the most recent, click here). Air Tankers and helicopters have been flying on the fire all day. 413 likes. My husband reported the Sawtooth fire at 7:20 PM Saturday evening to the forest service. There is no cost, and in case you change your mind each email has an unsubscribe button. 10:00 PM. The forecast for Tuesday calls for stronger winds out of the west at 5 to 10 mph, 13 to 18 percent RH, and a high temperature of 100 to 104. Very little official information is being released about this major wildfire. UAS have many capabilities including gathering images and video and patrolling areas inaccessible to firefighters or larger aircraft. For the latest information of the Sawtooth Fire visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6748/ Suppression repair efforts remain a priority on the Sawtooth Fire as containment has increased. It made a big push during the night growing three miles to the east and southeast. The Sawtooth Fire east of Phoenix 10 miles east of Apache Junction was not as active Monday as it was on Sunday. The updated map above shows the APPROXIMATE location of the Sawtooth Fire using satellite heat sensing data as of 1:40 p.m. Monday. The Sawtooth fire, which was lightning caused, grew to 21,000 acres and remains at 8% containment. We have yet to hear or see any bombers on this, yet I see photos on TV of bombers at Cave Creek. So sad that our state is being destroyed because we lack a proactive and responsive fire fighting team (s). The incident management team on the Sawtooth Fire updated the size at 6:50 p.m. today, saying it has burned 16,000 acres. Stage 2 Fire Restrictions are in place. The lightning-caused fire was reported Saturday at 10 p.m. The majority of activity yesterday was in the Weavers Needle area. The rest is on National Forest. More info visit http://knowbeforeyoufly.org. Settings - change map background and toggle additional layers. Firefighters are continuing to secure firelines, including searching for and put out hot spots near fire’s perimeter. You can view the entire closures order at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/6730/51815/. Wind gusts of up to 30 miles an hour are possible. The Sawtooth Fire is on land protected by the state and is also within the Superstition Wilderness area of the Tonto National Forest. The lightning-caused Sawtooth Fire had grown to 21,000 acres and was only 8% contained as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Tonto National Forest officials.
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