Cochise County, Arizona — Evacuations are underway due to wildfires exhibiting “irregular fire behavior” in southern Arizona. Arizona Bureau of Land Management.

Some roads in Hereford and Palominas have been ordered evacuated because of the fire, officials said.

The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office has already evacuated Copper Glance Road and Palominas Road, east and south of Hereford Road.

In a Facebook post, the sheriff’s office said the fire was “estimated on about 500 acres and still active on the northeast side.”

State Highway 92, Palominas Road and Hereford Road are all closed.

People in other nearby areas are said to be on alert and ready to evacuate.

sheriff’s office Post an update About the fire on our Facebook page as the fire news situation unfolds.

WildFire Go Kit:

Residents of wildfire-prone areas are encouraged to have an emergency kit to evacuate their homes, especially as residents of Arizona begin to see early and widespread fire activity across the state. .

An emergency kit should be put together long before a wildfire or another disaster strikes. Keep it in a place that you can take out immediately so that you can take it with you when you evacuate.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that residents living near a disaster store emergency supplies in plastic bathtubs, small suitcases, trash cans, backpacks, or other containers.

Residents should make sure they have essentials such as three gallons of water per person and three days’ worth of ready-to-eat food, the NFPA said. First aid kits, prescription medications, contact lenses, and non-prescription medications should also be considered.

According to the NFPA, you should also make copies of important family documents, such as insurance policies, identification documents, bank account records, and emergency contact numbers, and place them in the kit’s waterproof, portable container.

The association lists other items that may come in handy during a disaster, such as:

• Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person
• Stay up to date with battery-powered or hand-cranked radios and NOAA weather radios
• A dust mask or cotton t-shirt to filter the air
• matches in a waterproof container
• A complete change of clothes, including long pants, long-sleeved shirt and sturdy shoes (stored in a waterproof container)
• signal flare

You can find the entire NFPA checklist for supplies here.

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