Containment: 32%
Resources: 368
Vegetation: Juniper, Chaparral and Timber
Start Date: Oct. 15, 2020: noon
Cause: Human, Under Investigation
Origin Location: 7 Miles Northwest of Crown King; 18 miles south of Prescott, AZ on the Bradshaw Ranger District (T1N, R2W, S24)
Cold front moves into Arizona Thursday – brings cooler temperatures
Minimal Fire Movement – Smoldering and Smoke Continue
Crown King, Ariz., Oct 22, 2020 – The Horse Fire has had little growth over the last few days. Smoke can be seen on the northeast corner where smoldering continues as heavy dead and down continues to burn.
Minimal activity is expected Thursday as a cold front approaches, though winds increase.
In preparation for the wind, firefighters are strengthening firelines and extinguishing hotspots along the southern tip and eastern side of the fire. Firefighters continue to hold the fire to the west of FR 52/Senator Highway. Two dozers and a road grader are being used improved FR 52 and have created contingency fuel breaks around the community of Crown King. The fire has not had any growth in the direction of Crown King or Towers Mountain. The west side of the fire is secured.
High temperatures will drop at least 15 degrees from today to Monday. There is a chance of light showers on Sunday or Monday and potential for snow above 6000 feet. The cold front also brings increased winds each day, with gusts up to 35 miles per hour by Saturday. Colder temperatures and higher humidity decrease chances of fire spread in fine, grass vegetation; however, heat remains on the north and northeastern side where dry and dead timber continues to burn. The fire will smolder, and smoke will be seen in those areas as pockets of interior vegetation continues to burn.
| Public Information Public Phone 928-235-2061 (6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) Media Phone: 928-499-4736 Email: 2020.horse@firenet.gov | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrescottNF/ Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7244/ Forest Closure: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/7244/58100/ |
