Wildfire
Prescribed Fire
Burned Area Response
OtherTussock Fire
Unit Information
Phoenix District Office
Bureau of Land Management
21605 North 7th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85027
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NO FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS INCIDENT ANTICIPATED.
Southwest Type 1 Team 2, led by Incident Commander Dave Bales, Transitioned command back to the Bureau of Land Management on 05/18/2021 under a Type 4 organization over the Tussock Fire.
CENTRAL & WESTERN AZ FIRE RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT NOW. BE CAREFUL! DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER TODAY!
EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN LIFTED BY THE YAVAPAI SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Residents should REMAIN PREPARED in the event an evacuation order is issued.
More information on READY-SET-GO: https://ein.az.gov/ready-set-go Area residents should sign up with the Yavapai County Emergency Notification System - Code Red to receive any emergency alerts.
AREA CLOSURES
All Area Closures have been lifted as of 8:00 AM 05/21/2021
Wildfires are a No Drone Zone. As a reminder, every time a drone is seen near the fire all aircraft are grounded until we can be sure the drone is clear of the area. For more information visit Know Before You Fly, http://knowbeforeyoufly.org.
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Basic Information
| Current as of | |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Human Caused - Specific Cause Under Investigation |
| Date of Origin | Saturday May 08th, 2021 approx. 02:15 PM |
| Location | 7 miles SW of Crown King, AZ |
| Incident Commander | Type 4 : J. Potthoff, IC |
| Incident Description | |
| Coordinates | 34.096 latitude, -112.423 longitude |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 10 |
| Size | 5,546 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 100% |
| Fuels Involved | Short Grass (1 foot) Chaparral (6 feet) Brush (2 feet) Narrative: The fire has primarily been carried by short brush and sparse grasses in the lower elevations and dense cured brush in the mid-elevation drainages. GR1; short sparse grass and cacti (hairy grama, blue grama, cacti) GS2; cured, grama/muttongrass and scattered short shrubs |
| Significant Events | Minimal Smoldering Narrative: Few active heat sources remain on the Tussock Fire, and those that do continue to smolder and burn out. Smoldering isolated hot spots are located in steep, rocky, mid-elevation southwestern aspects well interior of control lines and do not pose a hazard to containment. These hot spots should burn out on their own within the next 1-2 days. |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Patrol, secure, mop up secured fire perimeter. Repair road systems used as control features along 60 road to Minnehaha and Hooper Saddle. Utilize aviation resources in conjunction with crews where accessible in the northern perimeter.
Suppression repair work identified and rehab/chipping operations underway. Provide initial attack response within the TFR. |
| Remarks | NO FURTHER UPDATES ANTICIPATED FOR THIS INCIDENT. |
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