Boggy and Paradise Fires Update
Eastern Arizona Type 2 Incident Management Team
Boggy and Paradise Fires
Sunday June 13, 2010 9:00 a.m.
Contact: Jonetta Trued, Public Information Officer 520-400-1007
Bill Bishop, Public Information Officer 623-341-4001
Website Info: www.inciweb.org
Boggy Fire Location:
- Alpine Ranger District, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
- 18 miles WSW of Alpine, AZ in Greenlee County
- Approximately 820 acres
- Cause: Lightning strike
Paradise Fire Location:
- Alpine Ranger District, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
- 16 miles SSW of Alpine, AZ in Greenlee County
- Approximately 525 acres
- Cause: Lightning strike
Summary: The Boggy Fire is burning in long needle pine with a grass understory and mixed conifer in the drainages. Saturday’s observed fire behavior included smoldering and creeping. Despite wind gusts of up to 25 mph on Saturday, the fire perimeter held and firefighters successfully mopped up and extinguished remaining hot spots. Observed fire behavior on the Paradise Fire, included 4- to 6-foot flame lengths in heavy down fuels. The fire continues to move minimally toward the southwest and northeast. Fire managers have developed management action plans in conjunction with meeting resource objectives for the Paradise Fire.
Resources Assigned: Personnel: Approximately 251, including six Type 1 handcrews (Hotshots), two Type 2 handcrews, two Type 1 helicopters, one Type 3 helicopter, eight engines, two dozers, and five water tenders.
Area Closure: Visitors who plan to access the Wildcat Crossing area of the Black River should be aware that Forest Road 25 will be closed north of Wildcat Crossing on the south end and at the intersection of Forest Road 25 and 25G on the north end. Visitors may still access the Big Lake area.
Trail Closures: The Grant Creek Trail (No. 75) and Paradise Trail (No. 74) are closed to the public due to fire activity in the area.
Information on all fire activities in southern Apache and Navajo counties is available by dialing “593 from a Frontier network landline or by dialing (928) 333-3412 from all other locations. This recorded fire information is updated daily.
