Paradise Fire
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Incident: Paradise Wildfire
Released: 5 days ago
Road Closure Lifted: The closure of US Highway 191 for fire activity and smoke conditions, between Forest Road 26 on the north end and Forest Road 576 on the south end, will be lifted at 10:00 pm tonight. However, motorists traveling US Highway 191 are asked to slow down and exercise caution because of continued firefighting operations and possible limited visibility due to smoke.
Sunday, firefighters completed the rehabilitation process to return the Blue Primitive Area, US Highway 191 and Foote Creek Trail #76 to naturally appearing conditions. Firefighters also worked to cool hotspots in the Grant Creek drainage, but had to pull back due to lightning in the vicinity. Today firefighters will continue to secure the western perimeter of the fire and the Grant Creek drainage.
This will be the last update from the Eastern Arizona Type 2 Incident Management Team for the Paradise Fire. Management of the fire will be turned over to the Alpine District Ranger Office and their Type 3 organization at 6:00 am on Tuesday June 29, 2010.
The Eastern Arizona Type 2 Incident Management Team would like to thank Alpine, AZ and the administration, faculty and students of the Alpine Elementary School for hosting our Incident Command Post. It was a pleasure serving your community.
An Area Closure remains in effect:
Area Closure: East side of closure boundary: From Horse Ridge Trailhead south on Horse Ridge Trail #38 to the junction of Foote Creek Trail #76. The closure continues on Foote Creek Trail to Blue Admin Trailhead. South side of the closure boundary: From the Blue Admin Trailhead the closure will follow Greenlee County Road 67004 (the Blue Road) to Steeple Trailhead. The Blue Road will not be included in the closure. From Steeple Trailhead the closure will follow Steeple Trail #73 to the junction of KP Trail #70. From the junction it will follow the KP Trail to the junction of the KP Trail and the North KP Trail #93. West and north side of the closure boundary: From KP Rim Trailhead North along Aker Lake Trail #17 to US Highway 191. Closure follows US Highway 191 north and northwest to Horse Ridge Trail.
