Bighorn Fire Tucson Update June 17, 2020 June 17, 2020 The Border Reports 0 Comments Wildfires , Wildfires Tucson TUCSON, ARIZONA, US – The Tucson Bighorn fire has consumed until this Tuesday 15,805 acres and emergency authorities issued a new alert of evacuation. The Bighorn Fire was a wildfire in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona. This is the final #BighornFire Virtual Community Meeting. You can sign up for Oro Valley’s Code RED Emergency Alert System at https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/BF3109484564. Bigelow north of Organization Ridge Road area, including Summerhaven. Read more about that HERE. It burned 119,987 acres (48,557 ha) until it was finally put out on July 23, 2020. That blaze shot up through Carter Canyon and into Summerhaven destroying 340 homes and businesses. Catalina Highway at milepost zero is closed. In a statement released on Friday, Oct. 23 by TUSD, Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo announced the district developed a plan that will allow its high schools to begin full-contact sports practices beginning Monday, Oct. 26. At 1:27 pm an evacuation notice was issued to residents of some areas of Mount Lemmon and Mount Bigelow north of Organization Ridge Road, including Summerhaven. People renting private cabins will also be allowed, but they will need to provide proof of reservation. The area is only open to residents and business owners. Repopulation of Summerhaven continues under restrictions established by the Pima County Sheriff’s Office.

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Questions from residents in the area should be directed to 351-FIRE (3473). TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - A damage assessment performed by the Pima County Department of Transportation has revealed a first look at the devastation caused by the Bighorn Fire, which continues to burn in the Catalina Mountains. A "Set-Be Alert" order remains in place for residents in portions of the Catalina Foothills and Oro Valley. Find out more about the Ready, Set, Go program HERE. According to the latest information from the Forest Service, the Bighorn Fire is burning 119,978 acres, and is 100 percent contained. The Southwest Incident Management team reported that 729 people have been fighting the fire that started since June 5 due to a lightning strike in the Santa Catalina mountains. [8], "Bighorn fire near Tucson has burned over 6,000 acres and is threatening hundreds of homes", "Bighorn Fire threatening 850 homes, has potential to become 'major disaster,' feds say", "Bighorn Fire map: Fire near Tucson threatening hundreds of homes", "Arizona's Bighorn Wildfire Forces Evacuations Near Tucson", "Mount Lemmon, Summerhaven under evacuation as crews battle Bighorn Fire", "Bighorn Fire: First monsoon storm helps 'put a damper' on fire", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bighorn_Fire&oldid=984352331, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 17:34. Closures and maps are available at inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/6741/. TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The Bighorn Fire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains was at 119,541 acres and is 89 percent contained as of Wednesday, July 15. WATCH HERE. A brief Facebook post explaining the purpose of the evaluation of infrastructure and overall damage included several photos revealing burned out areas, some burned property, such as a trailer and storage container and damaged guardrail posts. They have been fighting the blaze since a thunderstorm ignited several wildfires Friday, June 5. Residents that have returned to Summerhaven may continue to see smoke during the day along with possible embers glowing at night. In the last hours, the teams have carried out burning operations in the Northeast areas and helicopters have been used to reduce the increasing fire emerging in the Romero Pass area. Chipping operations will be moving into the Summerhaven area Thursday. TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - A damage assessment performed by the Pima County Department of Transportation has revealed a first look at the devastation caused by the Bighorn Fire, which continues to burn in the Catalina Mountains. Beginning at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, a new, consolidated closure order restricting access to federal lands in and around the Bighorn Fire will go into effect. An online community meeting is scheduled for 8 p.m., on Thursday. Sabino Canyon, Bear Canyon, and Redington Road will remain closed. David Kelly is the weekend sports anchor at KVOA in Tucson. A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc. Catalina Highway is closed to the public at milepost zero. Posted by Bighorn Fire Info on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/BF3109484564, Lower Catalina Highway/Lower Mt.

TUCSON, ARIZONA, US – The Tucson Bighorn fire has consumed until this Tuesday 15,805  acres and emergency authorities issued a new alert of evacuation. Hotshot crews working in the Summerhaven area will continue to monitor fire activity and prep along the Catalina Highway where the fire is still active, on the south flank of Rose Peak. Thank you for sticking with us through all the technical... Yesterday’s Activity: Suppression repair efforts continued with chipping, backhaul, and suppression rehabilitation. Become an email subscriber and receive our free weekly newsletter! Officials say firefighters working in Summerhaven continued to repair and rehabilitate firelines. Sunday evening the Pima County Sheriff's Department downgraded the "Go" order for residents in the area of east Golder Ranch Drive and east Rollins road to a "Set- Be Alert" order. On Friday, Oct. 23, the Marana Unified School District sent a letter to parents about two confirmed COVID-19 cases at Mountain View High School. 1:16 p.m. |, fs.usda.gov/alerts/coronado/alerts-notices, Pedestrian-involved crash reported on far west side, High temperatures in the 80’s this weekend will be followed by rain chances, Reward money increased in shooting death of 16-year-old. The Bighorn Fire is a 100% contained as of July 23, 2020. Bighorn Fire - July 15, 2020 Daily Update. Residents are advised to sign up to receive emergency alerts at myalerts.pima.gov. While the fire is a 100% contained, residual heat within the containment line may be visible for some time. On Wednesday, crews completed chipping operations in Catalina State Park. A majority of Mount Lemmon will be closed until Nov. 1, but people will be allowed to visit private property once some road repairs are complete. Until then the fire had been 30% contained. The fire is 22 percent contained.