Pipeline and Haywire Fires update; fire activity expected to increase today

Evacuations remain in place for Shultz Pass Road, Arizona Snowbowl, Crater Estates/Alpine Ranchos West, O’Leary and east of Highway 89. Evacuation information can be found at https://www.coconino.az.gov/2926/Pipeline-FireHaywire-Fire. An area closure is in place on the Coconino National Forest for the Pipeline Fire. See the forest’s website for full descriptions of road closures and fire restrictions at www.fs.usda.gov/coconino/.Fire behaviorFire activity is expected to increase today with forecasted warm, dry, increasingly windy conditions throughout the day.Constructed firelines held with little growth on the Pipeline and Haywire fires. Hot dry weather continues to contribute to the critically dry fuels. The night will bring a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 p.m. with the potential for strong gusty winds, dangerous lightning and heavy rain.Winds will carry smoke to north-northeast impacting homesteads north and east of Flagstaff including the Navajo Nation.Smoke will be visible within the perimeter of the fire – please do not call 911 on smoke within the burned area, only call 911 for smoke in non-burned areas outside the fire’s perimeter.Pipeline FireCrews continued to construct fireline along the western flank of the fire yesterday and through the night, leading to increasing containment along the Highway 89 corridor. Crews were assisted…
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