The Wallow Fire is growing fast

This fire has already surpassed the fire in southern Georgia that has burned since late April. The National Forest Service has decided to close the Coronado National forest effective Thursday at noon due to high fire danger. Anyone caught could face fines of up to $5000. I hope the illegals know this!

The fires have made sunsets and sunrises rather ugly. During the day the haze and heat are unbearable.

From inciweb.org:

The Wallow Fire is burning actively in eastern Arizona near the communities of Nutrioso and Alpine. A COMMUNITY MEETING IS BEING HELD AT THE ROUND VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM TONIGHT (MONDAY) AT 6:00 P.M.

Size:

233,522 acres. The difference in acreage is due to an update from an infrared flyover of the fire from Sunday night.

Current Evacuations

· The evacuation of Blue River residents by Greenlee County officials remains in effect.

· The evacuation order for the communities of Alpine and Nutrioso by Apache County Emergency Management remains in effect.

Evacuations today by the Apache County Sheriff's Office included the following subdivisions along highways 180/191: Escudilla Mountain Estates, Bonita, White Mtn. Acres, and the H-V Ranch. This area includes CR 4000, CR 4001, and CR 4225.
Residents in the communities affected by this fire are asked to remain prepared in the event an order is needed.
Pre-Evacuation Advisories

· The pre-evacuation notice by the Apache County Sheriff's Office to the residents of Greer community and the surrounding areas remains in effect.

· Catron County Sheriff's Office has issued a pre-evacuation notice to the residents of Luna, New Mexico.

Fire Update

· Firefighters continue perimeter control in conjunction with San Carlos and Ft. Apache Indian reservations and continue point protection around values at risk.

· Fire crews will continue efforts to protect structures in the Escudilla Flats area and along Bill Knight Rd.

· Spot fires occurred up to 3 miles ahead of the fire on the northeast flank due to extreme winds.

· A Red Flag warning has been issued today for the hours of 10 am to 8 pm due to low humidity and high winds.

Closures:

Due to extreme fire conditions, the Apache National Forest is closed to all public entry. Property owners and their guests will continue to have access to private lands within the Forest. See website for closure order details. Please see the Forest website for more information: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/asnf/

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Fire Restrictions: A Temporary Emergency Closure Order for the Apache National Forest was issued effective June 3 at 12:00 p.m. (noon). For more information, please call the Arizona fire restrictions hotline 1-877-864-6985 or visit http://www.wildlandfire.az.gov/.