Sheriff’s are evacuating the communities of Greer and Sunrise
The Apache County Sheriff’s Office has issued a pre-evacuation alert for Springerville and Greer
Incident Overview
The Wallow Fire is burning in eastern Arizona near the communities of Alpine, Nutrioso, and Springerville.
Date Started: 5/29/2011
Number of Personnel: Approximately 2,515 personnel
Location: south and west of Alpine, Arizona
Including 31 hotshot crews and 25 handcrews
Cause: Human – under investigation
Equipment: 12 dozers, 138 engines, 31 watertenders
Size: 233,552 acres (Infrared data as of June 5, 10:09 P.M.)
Aircraft: 22 helicopters
Percent Contained: 0%
Injuries to Date: none
Community Meeting
· A community meeting is being held at the Springerville High School Auditorium, Tuesday, June 7, 6:00p.m.
Current Evacuations
· Evacuation of the Sunrise and Greer communities was announced this afternoon by the Sheriff’s Office.
· The evacuation of Blue River, Alpine and Nutrioso residents remains in effect.
· Evacuations 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
Pre-Evacuation Advisories
Pre-evacuation alert issued by Apache County Sheriff’s Office for Eager and Springerville.
· Catron County Sheriff’s Office has issued a pre-evacuation notice to the residents of Luna, New Mexico.
Residents in the communities affected by this fire are asked to remain prepared in the event an order is needed.
Fire Update
· Structures threatened: 348 ; Structures lost: 4
· Firefighters continue perimeter control in conjunction with San Carlos and Ft. Apache Indian reservations and continue point protection around values at risk.
· Spot fires occurred up to 3 miles ahead of the fire on the northeast flank due to extreme winds.
· A Red Flag warning remains in effect until 8:00pm due to low humidity and high winds.
Closures:
Due to extreme fire conditions, the Apache National Forest is closed to all public entry. See website for closure order details. Please see the Forest website for more information: https://www.fs.fed.us/r3/asnf/
Arizona Fires: 3 Acres: 382,137 * New fires: 0 Fires contained: 0
Wallow (Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest): 227,730 acres at zero percent contained. This fire is 23 miles southwest of Alpine. Structures are threatened and evacuations are in effect.
Information: Call 928-333-3412, 593-333-3412 or visit the incident website.
Horseshoe 2 (Coronado National Forest): 104,285 acres at 55 percent contained. This fire is five miles northeast of Bisbee. Evacuation orders remain in effect.
Information: Call 575-557-8596 or visit the incident website.
Murphy (Coronado National Forest): 50,122 acres at 25 percent contained. This fire is five miles east of Arivaca. Structures are threatened.
Information: Call 520-281-8472 or visit the incident website.
Source: InciWeb https://www.inciweb.org/