Tiger Fire continues activity on the north and west perimeters
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Size: 11, 987 acres
Containment: 0%
Cause: Lightning
Location: 11 miles east of Crown King
Start Date: June 30, 3:45 p.m.
Incident Commander: Dave Gesser
Incident Personnel: 287
ANNOUNCEMENT:
COMMUNITY MEETING-In Person July 7 at 6pm
Location: Crown King Fire District – 397 Main Street, Crown King, AZ 86343
COMMUNITY MEETING- Facebook Live with the IC and Operations July 6 at 8pm
Prescott National Forest Facebook Page
The Tiger Fire remains active particularly on the north and west perimeters. Crews continue to hold and enhance firelines on the south and east sides of the fire. Direct suppression activities on the western flank of the fire may not occur until it moves out of the wilderness and onto more favorable terrain. Protection of life is the highest priority.
Fire behavior may increase over the next two to three days as forecasted relative humidity decreases. Scouting, planning and structure assessments continue in Black Canyon City, identifying structures at risk and their protection. Crews continue developing containment strategies, preparing for potential burnouts from control lines along roads and other features as well as continuing structure protection plans in Horsethief Basin and other areas of the fire.
Access into the Castle Creek Wilderness is limited by the steep terrain making it unsafe for firefighters to engage the fire directly at its edge. Fire managers are being strategic on the placement of firefighting resources to ensure safe ingress/egress.
WEATHER: Forecasts indicate a drying trend over the next few days which will increase fire activity.
EVACUATIONS: At this time, the communities of Crown King, Cleator and portions of Black Canyon City are in “READY” status, Lorena Gulch Cabins have been “SET” status and Horsethief Basin is in “GO” status in accordance with Arizona’s Ready-Set-Go Program https://ein.az.gov/ready-set-go
Ensure your family is prepared by signing up for Yavapai County Sheriff’s Code Red notifications at https://www.ycsoaz.gov/community/Emergency-Preparedness/Emergency-Notification-System
CLOSURES: The Prescott National Forest has implemented a full forest closure, as have all the adjacent National Forests. More information is available on the PrescottNational Forest website https://www.fs.usda.gov/prescott and the websites of the other National Forests in Arizona.
The Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over the Tiger Fire remains in place. Unofficial drone/UAV activity is not allowed in the restricted Tiger Fire area. “If you fly, we can’t”.
FIRE RESTRICTIONS: For fire restriction information around Arizona, visit: https://wildlandfire.az.gov/fire-restrictions
Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7595/
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Monday July 7?