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 […]
Aerial Resources Effectively Supporting Firefighters on the Ground – Cellar Fire Update, July 18, 2019 PM
Contact(s): Fire Information: 928-925-1111
Acres: 7,008 acres […]
The Cellar Fire is Expected to Remain Active Today
Cellar Fire – July 19, 2019 Morning Update
Acres: 7,293 acres Percent Containment: 0 %
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: 367 personnel including 7 Hot Shot […]
We were hoping to not have to post another update today but conditions warrant it. The fire activity has kicked back up. We are not certain why it picked back up but based on normal fire behavior, it could have been as simple as the temperature (with the sunlight) went up as it usually does […]
From Roger at Walker Fire
Walker Fire had a busy and productive morning attending a cooperators meeting (local departments are considered “cooperators”) in Prescott Valley and then out to the Incident Command Post (ICP) to meet with the Operations Section.
The bottom line from this morning is no bad news. “No bad news” is not the […]
