Huge Heavy Equipment Assists Firefighters in Building Control Lines

position: Mount Mingus, Belderanger District (T14N, R2E, SEC 4), about 16 miles east of Prescott Valley. 3.2 km south of Mingus Spring Ranch
start date: July 21, 2023
size: about 1049 acres
Content: 0%
Cause: Thunder
Vegetation: brush, wood, short grass
Means: 2 Type 1 crew, 5 Type 2 crew, 18 engines, 3 bulldozers, 4 helicopters and additional support personnel
Number of assigned personnel: 367

update

The fire brigade built a control line around the Old Cherry community while also connecting a control line on the east side of the Brindle Pup mine. Efforts continue at Mingus Mountain Academy to complete the control line using hand tools, saws and heavy equipment. Using a combination of hand tools and saws, workers built the long-awaited control line along the west side of the fire. Along the west side of the Shylock Mine fire, workers continue to construct a control line using hand tools and power saws. Progress is being made to protect Camp 4H, with riot police improving existing lines of control and building new ones. Monsoons continue to be a safety concern for firefighters as construction work progresses. Due to terrain and limited access. Firefighters continue to identify hazards as they begin to safely extinguish the fire.

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heavy machinery

The Forest Service contracts Wildland Fires activities to companies nationwide. One piece of contract equipment is a boom-mounted masticator. This heavy equipment is used to remove 20 feet of vegetation on either side of the road to create a control line. This heavy equipment cuts vegetation within 2 inches of the ground and up to 24 feet high, leaving behind wood chips and small branches to prevent erosion and enrich the soil. Multiple masticators help fight fires in difficult terrain, steep slopes and tight areas.

closure

Prescott National Forest Road follows a route that begins at the intersection of FR104 and FR143, extends 1/4 mile on either side of FR413 to the intersection of FR132, then continues along FR132 to the intersection of Cherry Creek Road at County Road 75. .

fire limit

The entire Prescott National Forest is under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions, and bonfires, campfires, and stove fires (including charcoal and briquettes) are permitted outside structures provided within areas partially designated by the Forest Service. Construction, maintenance, participation or use is prohibited. of forest. Under these restrictions, the firing of firearms, air rifles, or gas guns is prohibited in Prescott National Forest, except by those engaged in legal hunting activities. Fireworks and explosive targets are prohibited in national forests at all times of the year.

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