Tuzigoot National Park and some trails remain closed due to the wildfires that broke out over the weekend as Cochise County experienced a second wildfire.
There, evacuation alerts have been lifted for Hereford and Palominas.
Followed by Southwest Wildfire Awareness Weektwo 100-acre, plus wildfires in both southern and northern Arizona, each of which is contained.
As snowfall and freeze monitoring was called out by some, North and Southern Arizonaand just days after the last winter weather advisory in the highlands, Arizona’s first significant wildfire of the year erupted in Yavapai County on April 2nd.
The fire had reportedly expanded to approximately 100 acres as of 1:20 p.m. Monday, and access to all trails leading to the Tuzigoot National Monument and the Tavasci Marsh was closed until further notice.
according to Tujigut National Monument websiteits closure is still valid.
“Unofficially, it means they’ve got things under some containment, since they last requested spot forecasts for yesterday afternoon,” said Flagstaff’s National said Reggie Rourkes, a meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology. .
Additionally, the Flagstaff office does not plan to issue red flag warnings in the highlands of Arizona, even if the wind continues.
“We are not currently planning any firefighting products. Yes, there are some areas that were windy and had less rain yesterday, but the snow and rain have continued, so the overall fuel is still pretty saturated. That’s why we don’t publish products, at least here in northern Arizona,” Roakes said.
Bureau of Land Management working on a 500-acre fire in Cochise County
In southern Arizona, crews fought a fire that began Monday on more than 150 acres and quickly spread to 500 acres.
Due to the fire, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office received an evacuation order, which was subsequently lifted shortly before 9:00 PM on April 3, 2023.
According to the tweet of Bureau of Land Managementtwo main buildings and two to three secondary buildings were lost to the fire.
“So far, what we have 25% containmentThey were able to stop the fire from progressing yesterday evening. The plan is to do aerial mapping over fire today, weather permitting, to get an updated area. , and that area is likely to grow even more,” June Rowley, Public Affairs Specialist for the Gila District Bureau of Land Management, told the Arizona Republic.
But the aftermath is shaped in a positive way.
“Overall, I think they are doing well, despite all the wind, like they were able to get around it and get some good lines, so the lines held up today. , I hope we can continue to improve our containment numbers,” Raleigh said.
Further damage assessments will be conducted by Air Quality Management alongside the agency and the Environmental Quality Control Agency, said Carol Capas, PIO of the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office.
A red flag warning has been issued by the Tucson Weather Service until 7:00 PM on April 4, 2023.
Part of the reason is the strong winds blowing around the state. On Monday, the Weather Service recorded a peak gust of 72 mph in Gila County. Gusts in excess of 60 mph were common in the highlands, and strong winds in excess of 40 mph were widely reported around Maricopa County.
Visit the Forestry and Fire Management Service website for information on how to prevent wildfires. https://dffm.az.gov/fire/information.
