haywire fire

Coconino National Forest officials say more than 80% of the Haywire Fire northeast of Flagstaff burned at a low soil severity with only about 1% burning at a high severity.

A burned area emergency response team has finished assessing damage to soils from the Pipeline Fire. They found that more than half of the 26,500-acre blaze burned at a low severity for soils, but that some more heavily impacted areas pose increased dangers.

Coconino National Forest officials have released the soil burn severity map for the Pipeline Fire that scorched 26,500 acres on the San Francisco Peaks.

The Pipeline and Haywire fires burning near Flagstaff are closing in on full containment. Monsoon moisture prompts the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest to lift fire restrictions.

The Pipeline Fire north of Flagstaff is now 80% contained. Officials say some monsoon moisture fell over the 26,500-acre fire Wednesday but didn’t bring substantial rain.

A Burned Area Emergency Response, or BAER team, began surveying the Pipeline Fire Tuesday, June 21st. The fire is now 70% contained. The Biden administration this week addressed a nationwide firefighter shortage with temporarily pay hikes for crews on the front lines of the nation’s largest wildfires.

Suppression costs for the 26,500-acre Pipeline Fire north of Flagstaff are nearing $11 million. The wildfire that ignited more than a week ago has involved heavy use of aircraft and more than a thousand personnel.

Officials with the Coconino National Forest say crews have 60% containment of the Pipeline Fire and 45% containment of the Haywire fires burning near Flagstaff. Fire personnel will start shifting focus to suppression repair and minimizing potential soil erosion resulting from firefighting efforts. Crews remain ready to quickly respond to any spotting over the line or new starts caused by the incoming thunderstorms.

The Coconino County Sheriff's Office Monday downgraded several areas from Go to Set status that had been threatened by two wildfires.

The Pipeline Fire burning on the Coconino National Forest north of Flagstaff is now 50% at just over 26,000 acres. Fire managers say the first significant rainfall of the monsoon Saturday helped minimize its spread. They Haywire Fire is now 40% contained.