Telegraph Fire: virtual community meeting tonight on Facebook at 6 pm

State Route 77 is open to the public. Please watch out for wildfire vehicles and equipment moving throughout the area as you drive along the highway.The Gila County Sheriff’s Office has issued new evacuation announcements this morning. See the status updates below for specific changes.Overnight, favorable weather conditions resulted in minimal fire growth, allowing for the conclusion of nightoperations. The southeast corner of the fire on Mescal Mountain continued to experience scattered heat pockets.Firefighters continued to monitor the fire and potential threats to communities and infrastructure.Today, firefighters will continue to patrol and monitor the fire for flare-ups, hot spots in the Ice House Canyon areaand along the southeast section of the fire adjacent to Mescal Mountain, and mop up along the U.S. Route 60corridor and State Route 77. Aircraft will patrol the fire in support of suppression efforts and conduct infraredmapping flights. The incident management team will host a community meeting on our Facebook page tonight at 6p.m.Evacuation status as of 7 a.m. June 23: “SET”: Dripping Springs, Wind Spirit, Hagen Ranch, Slash SRanch, Government Springs, El Capitan East and West, Six Shooter and Icehouse Canyons. Evacuation status” READY”:Superior, Globe, Miami, Claypool, Central Heights, Pinto/Carlotta, Skill Center,Fairgrounds, Schulze Ranch, Ray Mine, Top-of-the-World,…
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