Cellar Fire Now 47% Contained
Cellar Fire – July 21, 2019 Evening Update
Acres: Approximately 7,512 acres Percent Containment: 47 %
Start Date: July 14, 2019 Cause: Lightning
Origin Location: 16 Miles South of Prescott, AZ Jurisdiction: Prescott National Forest
Fuels: Upper elevation: Ponderosa pine. Lower elevation: Brush, Grass and Chaparral
Resources: 562 personnel […]
From Walker Firewise:
Firefighters Making Significant Progress
Cellar Fire – July 21, 2019 Morning UpdateAcres: Approximately 7,512 acres […]
From Walker Firewise:
Mechanical Thinning Operations Continue along Walker Road
PRESCOTT, AZ – July 20, 2019 – Last week a contractor working on the Prescott National Forest began using heavy equipment to thin approximately 200 acres along Walker Road south of the Lynx Lake Recreation Area. Visitors can expect to see thinning crews working […]
Forest Service Morning Update Video is located here:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=358146221547337
It sounds like it’s all good news today.
They are still working on the surrounding areas to clean up and secure the edges of the fire.
Not to say we’re out of the woods yet, but they are making good progress.
Afternoon Update Video:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=652225661913189
From the County Sheriff:
July 20, 2019 The evacuation for Pine Flat has been lifted.
Residents may re-enter after 6 PM. Since the fire is still active, stay ready and aware of all updates or changes from local media, local fire and public safety officials regarding the fire. […]
We provided some detail on the map of the fire. The head of the fire is 3.5-4 miles from Palace Station. Work at the top of the fire is just about complete and they are just about done prepping Palace Station(hopefully that turns out to be unnecessary). If you look at the map, they are […]
Taken at 7:20 this morning. That there is no smoke is simply an indication of normal fire behavior overnight, it doesn’t necessarily tell us much about today.
Compare to this photo from 2 days ago, on July 18:
Firefighters Take Advantage of Todays Cloud Cover
Cellar Fire – July 19, 2019 Evening Update
Acres: 7,393 acres (Based on more accurate mapping) Percent Containment: 18 %
Start Date: July 14, 2019 Cause: Lightning
Origin Location: 16 Miles South of Prescott, AZ Jurisdiction: Prescott National Forest
Fuels: Upper elevation: Ponderosa pine. Lower […]
The Cellar Fire is Expected to Remain Active Today – Cellar Fire July 19 AM Update
Contact(s): Fire Information: 928-925-1111
Acres: 7,293 acres […]
Today’s cooperators meeting didn’t yield a lot of satisfying (as indefinitive answers) information. Despite what some of the clouds look like, no rain is expected down at the fire. The cloud cover today is a positive but today and tomorrow are expected to be dry. Moisture is expected to build up on Sunday (not necessarily […]
