- Size: 443,989 acres total
- Percent Contained: 10%
- Total Personnel: 4,311
- Includes 24 hotshot crews; 84 hand crews
- Injuries to Date: 7
- Residences: 2,714 threatened; 29 destroyed; 5 damaged
- Commercial Property: 473 threatened; 4 destroyed
- Resources: 15 Helicopters, 5 Air Tankers available; 334 Engines; 66 Water Tenders; 27 Dozers
- Outbuildings: 1,216 threatened; 35 destroyed; 1 damaged;
- Vehicles: 1 destroyed.
Fire Update
The fire is 10% contained. Currently the fire is not threatening Eagar and Springerville area. On the eastern side of the fire, fire behavior was moderate. Today's activities include mop-up and hazard tree removal in the Alpine, Nutrioso, and Tal Wi Wi areas. Mop-up is underway in the South Fork area following the burnout operation conducted last night. Burnout operations were completed along FR 220 south to US 180, northwest of Luna, NM.
On the east side of the fire, efforts by firefighters to burn out remaining fuels between the containment lines and the fire have been successful. Firefighters completed a burnout operation in the Turkey Creek drainage and are building a containment line to the intersection of Highway 281 and the Blue River. Line construction is continuing along the Blue River. Containment lines in the vicinity of Greer are being widened.
On the western and southern side of the fire, firefighters made good progress widening and holding existing control lines and are beginning mop-up in areas north of the Black River. Firelines immediately south of the Black River are holding. Crews are constructing approximately 10 miles of indirect line along the fire's south end.
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