![]() ![]() The low humidity, type of fuel, topography and northwest direction of the wind was feeding the and pushing it up the hill toward the communities, Reichling said.Ībout 250 firefighters, including two Type 2 crews, three Type 1 crews, and four engines, were on the scene, Reichling said. The temperature warmed to 101 degrees Sunday afternoon and southwest winds were blowing up to 22 miles per hour, Reichling said. A reverse 911 call was sent and sheriff’s deputies went door-to-door to alert residents. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office evacuated the Double Bar A Ranch and Model Creek areas, officials said. The Yarnell Hill Fire was zero-percent contained Sunday, officials said.įueled by chaparral and grass, the blaze was burning uphill on state land about 25 miles north of Wickenburg with 15-to 20-foot flames, he said. no structures had been lost, Reichling said. The fire had reached Yarnell town limits but as of 5 p.m. Friday, was moving north and east at the rate of about half a mile per hour, fire officials said.Īs about 250 firefighters fought to keep the blaze at bay Sunday, officials evacuated three subdivisions outside Yarnell, officials said. The Yarnell Hill Fire, ignited at about 5:30 p.m. The wind-whipped blaze also prompted officials to shut 25 miles of State Route 89 between Congress and Kirkland, but residents of the hundreds of evacuated homes could still travel the estimated 30 miles to a shelter in Prescott, Reichling said. Reichling expects the manpower dedicated to the fire to reach about 400 people as federal help arrives.įire officials Sunday afternoon ordered the evacuation of Yarnell and parts of Peeples Valley as a fast moving, lightning-caused fire that charred up to 2,000 acres reached Yarnell, Reichling said, Arizona State Forestry Division spokesman. the fire is quickly reaching “Type 1” status and that federal authorities will be brought in to help Monday morning. Reichling expects about half of the town’s 500 homes to be decimated by the fire that is currently burning with zero containment and has grown well past 2,000 acres. Some of those found were inside a shelter. Reichling said the 19 firefighters were found in area that also had 19 fire shelters deployed. ![]() “It’s a dark day,” said Mike Reichling, Arizona State Forestry Division spokesman. image from the USDA Forest ServiceĪrizona State forestry officials confirmed Sunday night that 19 firefighters have died in the Yarnell Hill Fire that has ripped through half of the town, sent residents to Prescott for safety and given the state it’s biggest ever wildfire firefighter tragedy. 2011 portrait of the Prescott Granite Mountain Hotshots. ![]()
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